Fuchinobe Station

Fuchinobe Station (淵野辺駅, Fuchinobe-eki) is a commuter railway station on the East Japan Railway Company's Yokohama Line located in Chūō Ward, Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 28.4 kilometers from the terminus of the Yokohama Line at Higashi-Kanagawa Station.

JH25
Fuchinobe Station

淵野辺駅
Platforms
LocationFuchinobe 3-5-16, Chūō, Sagamihara, Kanagawa
（相模原市中央区淵野辺三丁目5-16）
Japan
Operated byJR East
Line(s)Yokohama Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened1908
Passengers
2008 [1]38,577 daily

History

Fuchinobe Station was opened on September 23, 1908 on the Yokohama Railway. The Yokohama Railway was nationalized on April 1, 1910 and became part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) in 1917. The JGR became the Japan National Railway (JNR) after World War II. All freight operations were discontinued from October 1, 1977. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the operational control of JR East.

Lines

Station layout

Fuchinobe Station is an elevated station with a single island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms
1 JH Yokohama Line for Machida, Higashi-Kanagawa, Yokohama, Sakuragichō and Ōfuna
2 JH Yokohama Line for Sagamihara, Hashimoto, and Hachiōji

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Yokohama Line JH25
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Kobuchi JH24 Local Yabe JH26

Surrounding area

References
  • Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7
  1. JR East statistics. Average number of incoming passengers in fiscal year 2008.


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