Aihara_Station
Aihara Station
Railway station in Machida, Tokyo, Japan
Aihara Station (相原駅, Aihara-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Yokohama Line located in the city of Machida, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
JH29 Aihara Station 相原駅 | |||||||||||
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 The west forecourt in March 2017 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 1218-4 Aihara-machi, Machida-shi, Tokyo 194-0211 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°36′24.7″N 139°19′54″E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | JH Yokohama Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 6.9 km from Hachiōji | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | JH29 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 23 September 1908 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 10,407 daily | ||||||||||
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Aihara Station is served by the Yokohama Line from Hachiōji to Higashi-Kanagawa, and is located 6.9 km from the northern terminus of the line at Hachiōji.[1]
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks.[1]
Platforms
| 1 | JH Yokohama Line | for Machida, Higashi-Kanagawa, Yokohama, Sakuragichō and Ōfuna |
| 2 | JH Yokohama Line | for Hachiōji |
- The east side of the station in March 2017
- The platforms in August 2008
The station opened on 23 September 1908.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2]
Station numbering was introduced on 20 August 2016 with Aihara being assigned station number JH29.[3][4]
- The station platforms in 1972
- The station forecourt in 1985
- The west side in November 2005 before completion of the station forecourt
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,407 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]
- Machida City Sakai City Center
- Machida City Sakai Library
- Machida City Aihara Elementary School
- Machida City Sakai Junior High School
- 週刊JR全駅・全車両基地 No.03 [Weekly All Stations and All Depots No.3]. Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. August 2012. p. 28. EAN 4910232440825.
- Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 78. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- "⾸都圏エリアへ 「駅ナンバリング」を導⼊します" [Introduce “station numbering” to the Tokyo metropolitan area] (PDF). jreast.co.jp (in Japanese). 6 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- Kusamachi, Yoshikazu (7 April 2016). "JA・JK・JT・AKB…JR東日本、首都圏で駅ナンバリングなど導入へ" [JA, JK, JT, AKB … JR East to introduce station numbering in the Tokyo metropolitan area]. Response Automotive Media (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2020年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2020)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
