Miyayama Station

Miyayama Station 宮山駅
Location
Prefecture	Kanagawa (See other stations in Kanagawa)
District	Kōza
Town	Samukawa
Neighborhood etc.	Miyayama 3605
Postal Code	253 - 0106
(in Japanese)	神奈川県高座郡寒川町宮山3605
History
Year opened	1931
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR East
Line(s)	Sagami Line
Statistics	2,098 passengers/day 2008
There are no bus services at this station

Miyayama Station 2004

Miyayama Station (宮山駅, Miyayama-eki^?) is a train station in the town of Samukawa, Koza District. Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 7.2 rail kilometers from the terminal station of the Sagami Line, Chigasaki.

History

Miyayama Station was opened on July 1, 1931 as a rail siding the Sagami Railway per the request of local inhabitants and worshippers at the nearby Samukawa Shrine. On June 1, 1944, the Sagami Railway was nationalized and merged with the Japan National Railways and Miyayama was elevated to a full station at that time. On April 1, 1987, with the dissolution and privatization of the Japan National Railways, the station came under the operation of JR East. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC card system came into operation from November 2001.

Line

Miyayama Station is served by the following line:

• East Japan Railway Company
  • Sagami Line

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform connected by an overpass to the station building.

Adjacent stations

«		Service		»
Samukawa		JR Sagami Line		Kurami

External links

• JR East HP for Miyayama Station

[Coordinates: 35°22′56.2″N 139°22′47.1″E / 35.382278°N 139.37975°E / 35.382278; 139.37975