is a passenger

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located in the city of

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, operated by the

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(JR East).

Lines

Banda Station is served by the

Sagami Line The is a railway line in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It approximately parallels the east bank of the Sagami River. The line connects Hashimoto Station (Kanagawa), Hashimoto Station in Sagami ...

, and is located 26.9 kilometers from the

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of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of a single

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connected to a small station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

The station opened on April 29, 1931, as on the

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. On June 1, 1944, the Sagami Railway was nationalized and merged with the

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(JNR), at which time the station was renamed Banda Station. On April 1, 1987, with the dissolution and privatization of JNR, the station came under the operation of JR East. The station building is scheduled to be rebuilt between September 2017 and spring 2018.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 3,643 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*Kamimizo Minami High School

References

External links

* {{Sagami Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Japan opened in 1931 Railway stations in Sagamihara Sagami Line