Hashimoto Station (Kanagawa)

Hashimoto Station (橋本駅, Hashimoto-eki) is a major interchange railway station located in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan and operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Keio Corporation.

JH28 KO45 Hashimoto Station 橋本駅
The south side of Hashimoto Station
General information
Location	6 Hashimoto, Midori-ku, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252–0143 Japan
Coordinates	35°35′41″N 139°20′40″E
Operated by	JR East Keio Corporation
Line(s)	JHYokohama Line ■ Sagami Line KO Keio Sagamihara Line
Platforms	1 side platform + 3 island platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	KO45 (Keio) JH28(Yokohama line)
History
Opened	23 September 1908
Passengers
FY2019	65,328 (JR, boarding); 98,086 (Keio, total)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Aihara JH29 towards Hachiōji Yokohama Line Rapid Local Sagamihara JH27 towards Yokohama Terminus Sagami Line Minami-Hashimoto towards Chigasaki Preceding station Following station Terminus Keiō Liner Minami-ōsawa KO43 towards Shinjuku Sagamihara Line Special Express Express Minami-ōsawa KO43 towards Chōfu Sagamihara Line Semi Express Rapid Local Tamasakai KO44 towards Chōfu
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Lines

Hashimoto Station is served by the Yokohama Line and Sagami Line operated by JR East, as well as the Keio Sagamihara Line. It is 33.8 km (21.0 mi) from Higashi-Kanagawa, 33.3 km (20.7 mi) from Chigasaki, and 38.1 km (23.7 mi) from Shinjuku, the termini of these three lines respectively.

Station layout

North side

JR East platform

The JR East station has two island platforms and one side platform. The station building is built above the platforms and tracks, and the station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.^[1] The Keio station has one elevated island platform, with the station building underneath. Interconnecting from platform 5 is impossible (as of 2022). There are platform screen doors on platforms 1, 2, and 3 for the Yokohama Line. Beyond platform 4, the tracks of the Sagami Line connect with the Yokohama Line (towards Hachiōji Station). Until March 2022, the Sagami Line provided through service onto the Yokohama Line.

JR East platforms

1-2	JH Yokohama Line	for Machida, Higashi-Kanagawa, Yokohama, Sakuragichō and Ofuna
3	JH Yokohama Line	for Hachiōji
4-5	■ Sagami Line	for Ebina and Chigasaki

Keio platforms

1	KO Keiō Sagamihara Line	for Keiō-Tama-Center, Chōfu, Meidaimae, and Shinjuku Toei Shinjuku Line
2	KO Keiō Sagamihara Line	for Keiō-Tama-center, Chōfu, Meidaimae, and Shinjuku Toei Shinjuku Line

History

The JR East station opened on 23 September 1908.^[2] The Keio station opened on 31 March 1990.^[3]

Station numbering was introduced to the Yokohama Line on 20 August 2016 with Hashimoto being assigned station number JH28.^[4][5]

Future plans

The Kanagawa Prefectural Government has expressed its wishes to build an interchange station here on the Chuo Shinkansen high-speed maglev line, which is scheduled to open in 2027.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 65,328 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[6] During the same period, the Keio portion of the station was used by 98,086 passengers daily (total).^[7]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	daily average (JR)	daily average (Keio)
2005	54,854	54,854	[8]
2010	60,122	43,621	[9]
2015	64,473	46,530	[10]

Surrounding area

• Midori Ward Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan