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).

Lines

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]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks.^[1]

Platforms

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  The east side of the station in March 2017
• 
  The platforms in August 2008

History

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

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,407 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[5]

Surrounding area

• Machida City Sakai City Center
• Machida City Sakai Library
• Machida City Aihara Elementary School
• Machida City Sakai Junior High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. "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.
4. 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.
5. 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.

External links

Media related to Aihara Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)