is a passenger railway station located in the town of

Samukawa is a town located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 48,679 and a population density of 3600 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Samukawa is located in the flatlands of central Kan ...

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, operated by the

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(JR East).

Lines

Miyayama Station is served by the

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, and is located 7.2 kilometers from the terminal station of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform and station building on the eastern side of the line. The station is unattended.

History

The Sagami Railway Company opened a halt at Miyayama on 1 July 1931 at the request of local inhabitants and worshippers at the nearby

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. On 1 June 1944 the company was nationalized and the Sagami Line became part of the Japanese Government Railways system (later Japanese National Railways, JNR). On the same date, Miyayama was elevated to full station status. On 1 April 1987, with the dissolution and privatization of JNR, ownership of the station passed to JR East. Automated turnstiles using the

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system were introduced in November 2001. Miyayama Station building.JPG, The station in 2004 before being remodeled in 2023.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 2,210 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*Samukawa water purification plant

References

External links

Station information page for Miyayama Station
{{Sagami Line Railway stations in Kanagawa Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1931 Sagami Line Samukawa