Kobuchi Station (Kanagawa)

Kobuchi Station (古淵駅) is a passenger railway station located in Minami-ku in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, and is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines
Kobuchi Station is served by the Yokohama Line, and is located 25.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Kanagawa.

Station layout
Kobuchi Station has a two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The tracks are set in a cutting, and the elevated station building's exit is at ground level. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

History
Kobuchi Station was opened on 13 March 1988.

Station numbering was introduced on 20 August 2016 with Kobuchi being assigned station number JH24.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 23,002 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

 * Sagamihara City Ono Elementary School
 * Sagamihara City Fuchinobe Higashi Elementary School
 * Sagamihara City Onodai Central Elementary School
 * Kitasato University Hospital