is a passenger

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

located in the city of Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan and operated by the

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operator

Sagami Railway The , or , is a private railway company operating three lines in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of holding company Sotetsu Holdings, Inc. Sotetsu Holdings is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange; 6.58% of it is owned ...

(Sotetsu). The station is convenient for many American servicemembers stationed at the

Naval Air Facility Atsugi is a joint Japan-US naval air base located in the cities of Yamato and Ayase in Kanagawa, Japan. It is the largest United States Navy (USN) air base in the Pacific Ocean and once housed the squadrons of Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5), which dep ...

Lines

Sagami-Ōtsuka Station is served by the Sotetsu Main Line, and is 19.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of an

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connected to an elevated station building located above the platforms and tracks.

Platforms

History

Sagami-Ōtsuka Station was opened on May 12, 1926 as a station of the Jinchū Railway. It was relocated to its present location in 1943

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 14,283 passengers daily.. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 246 is a major highway on the island of Honshū in Japan. It originates in Chiyoda, Tokyo and terminates in Numazu, Shizuoka. In and near Tokyo, it parallels the routes of the Dai-ichi Keihin, Dai-ni Keihin, and Tōmei Expressways, the Tōkyū Den- ...

. * Tomei Expressway

References

External links

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Railway stations in Kanagawa Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1926 Railway stations in Yamato, Kanagawa {{Kanagawa-railstation-stub