Harataima Station

Harataima Station

原当麻駅
Harataima Station in May 2007
General information
LocationTaima 1288-1, Minami-ku, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252-0336
Japan
Coordinates35°31′45″N 139°22′30″E / 35.529221°N 139.375056°E / 35.529221; 139.375056
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Sagami Line
Distance24.8 km from Chigasaki.
Platforms1 island platform
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedApril 29, 1931
Passengers
FY20195,176 daily (boarding passengers)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Banda
towards Hachiōji
Sagami Line Shimomizo
towards Chigasaki
Location
Harataima Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Harataima Station
Harataima Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Harataima Station is located in Japan
Harataima Station
Harataima Station
Harataima Station (Japan)

Harataima Station (原当麻駅, Harataima-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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Harataima Station is served by the Sagami Line, and is located 24.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Chigasaki.

Station layout

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The station consists of a single island platform connected to a modern station building by a footbridge. The station is attended.

Platforms

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1  Sagami Line for Chigasaki
2  Sagami Line for Hashimoto

History

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Harataima Station was opened on April 29, 1931 as a station on the Sagami Railway. On June 1, 1944, the Sagami Railway was nationalized and merged with the Japan National Railways. Freight services were discontinued from October 1962. On April 1, 1987, with the dissolution and privatization of the Japan National Railways, the station came under the operation of JR East. The station building was complexly rebuilt in 1991. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC card system came into operation from November 2001.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5,176 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

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

Fiscal year daily average
2005 3,769[2]
2010 4,164[3]
2015 4,727[4]

Surrounding area

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  • Muryoko-ji, Buddhist temple, one of the 50 scenic spots in Kanagawa
  • Kanshin-ji, Buddhist temple, Buso Kannon Pilgrimage Route #31

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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