Kobuchi Station (Kanagawa)

Kobuchi Station (古淵駅, Kobuchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Minami-ku in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, and is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

JH24
Kobuchi Station

古淵駅
Kobuchi Station, May 2021
General information
LocationKobuchi 2-19-1, Minami-ku, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252-0344
Japan
Coordinates35°33′21.5″N 139°25′9.3″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Yokohama Line
Distance25.7 km from Higashi-Kanagawa
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeJH24
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened13 March 1988
Passengers
FY201923,002 daily (boarding passengers)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Fuchinobe
JH25
towards Hachiōji
 Yokohama Line
Local
 Machida
JH23
towards Yokohama
Location
Kobuchi Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Kobuchi Station
Kobuchi Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Kobuchi Station is located in Japan
Kobuchi Station
Kobuchi Station
Kobuchi Station (Japan)
Platforms, 2020

Lines

Kobuchi Station is served by the Yokohama Line, and is located 25.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Kanagawa.

Station layout

Kobuchi Station has a two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The tracks are set in a cutting, and the elevated station building's exit is at ground level. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

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

History

Kobuchi Station was opened on 13 March 1988.

Station numbering was introduced on 20 August 2016 with Kobuchi being assigned station number JH24.[1][2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 23,002 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yeardaily average
200520,138[4]
201021,398[5]
201522,622[6]

Surrounding area
  • Sagamihara City Ono Elementary School
  • Sagamihara City Fuchinobe Higashi Elementary School
  • Sagamihara City Onodai Central Elementary School
  • Kitasato University Hospital

See also

References
  1. "⾸都圏エリアへ 「駅ナンバリング」を導⼊します" [Introduce “station numbering” to the Tokyo metropolitan area] (PDF). jreast.co.jp (in Japanese). 6 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  2. Kusamachi, Yoshikazu (7 April 2016). "JA・JK・JT・AKB…JR東日本、首都圏で駅ナンバリングなど導入へ" [JA, JK, JT, AKB … JR East to introduce station numbering in the Tokyo metropolitan area]. Response Automotive Media (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  3. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  5. 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成23年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  6. 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

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