Zama Station
# Zama Station

Zama Station (座間駅, Zama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Zama, Kanagawa, Japan, and operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway.

## Lines

Zama Station is served by the Odakyu Odawara Line, and is located 39.2 km (24.4 mi) from the line's Tokyo terminal at Shinjuku Station.

## Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by footbridges. The station building is elevated, and is located above the tracks and platforms.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Odakyu Odawara Line | for Hon-Atsugi, Shin-Matsuda, and Odawara |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Odakyu Odawara Line | for Sagami-Ono, Shin-Yurigaoka, Yoyogi-Uehara, and Shinjuku Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line for Ayase |

## History

The station opened on 1 March 1927, as Shin-Zama Station (新座間駅). It was renamed Zama-Yūen Station (座間遊園駅) on 1 July 1937, and on 15 October 1941, it was renamed Zama Station.

Station numbering was introduced in January 2014 with Zama being assigned station number OH31.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,833 passengers daily.

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

| Fiscal year | daily average |
| - | - |
| 2005 | 22,128 |
| 2010 | 21,983 |
| 2015 | 21,732 |

## Surrounding area

### West Entrance

* Hoshigaya Temple
* Nashi-no-ki ruins
* Suzukamyō Shrine
* Iriya Elementary School
* Zama High School
* Zama Special School
* JA Sagami Zama
* Uni Zama store (department store)
* Zama Police station
* Iriya Station (JR Sagami Line)

### East Entrance

* Odakyu OX
* Yatoyama Park
* Zama Station Post office

## Buses

### West Entrance

Services are operated by Kanagawa Chuo Transportation and Zama Community Bus.

* <Iriya Route> City Office branch (ZCB)
* <Iriya Route> Main City Office (ZCB)
* <Ebina 10> Ebina Station East Entrance (Kanachu)
* <Ebina 10> Sobudai-mae Station (via Tatsunodai) (Kanachu)

### East Entrance

Services are operated by Kanagawa Chuo Transportation.

* <Sobudaishita 02> Sobudai-shita Station
* <Sobudai 04> Zama-Yotsuya
* <Sobudai 04, Ebina 10> Sobudai-mae Station (via Tatsunodai)
* <Sobudaishita 02> Sagamino Station North Entrance (via Tatsunodai)
