title: Sagami-Kaneko Station
text: # Sagami-Kaneko Station
  
  Sagami-Kaneko Station (相模金子駅, Sagami-Kaneko-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the western part of the town of Ōi in Ashigarakami District, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Sagami-Kaneko Station is served by the Gotemba Line and is 8.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōzu Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  Sagami-Kaneko Station has a single side platform. The station is unattended. There is no station building, but only a waiting room built on the platform.
  
  ## History
  
  Sagami-Kaneko Station opened on December 15, 1956. On April 1, 1987 along with privatization and division of JNR, the station came under control of JR Central.
  
  Station numbering was introduced to the Gotemba Line in March 2018; Sagami-Kaneko Station was assigned station number CB03.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 461 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
  
  | Fiscal year | daily average |
  | - | - |
  | 2005 | 455 |
  | 2010 | 450 |
  | 2015 | 433 |
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Saimyō Temple (西明寺)
  * Tomei Expressway Ōi-Matsuda Interchange
  * Ōi-Kaneko Post Office
  