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located in the city of

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, Japan, operated by the

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operator

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Lines

Sagami-Ōno Station is served by both the

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and the

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. It is from the Tokyo terminus of the Odawara Line at , and is also the northern terminus of the Enoshima Line to .

Station layout

The station consists of two

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s with six tracks, connected to the station building by footbridges. The two central tracks are used for non-stop train services. The station building is part of a large shopping mall, containing an Odakyu OX supermarket, Odakyu department store, a Bic Camera discount electronics store, and the Odakyu Hotel Century Sagami-Ono.

Platforms

History

The station opened on April 1, 1938, as , named after the nearby Imperial Japanese Army Telecommunication School (''Rikugun Tsūshin-Gakkō''). It was renamed Sagami-Ōno on January 1, 1941, as part of the

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movement to eliminate the names of military facilities from maps.

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was introduced in January 2014 with Sagami-Ōno being assigned station number OH28. On September 2, 2024, Alexandros' song "" began being used as the approach melody. - 小田急電鉄　2024年4月10日

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 127,169 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

* ~~(department store)~~→Closed. * * Okadaya MORE's *Ono Ginza(大野銀座)(Shopping street) *

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office * Sagami Women's University * National Route 16 *

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(Sagamihara campus) *

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Bus services

The following express bus services operate from the station. *

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, operated jointly by Kanachu and Keisei Bus *

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, operated jointly by Kanachu and Keikyu Bus

References

External links

Sagami-Ono Station

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