title: Tsuruma Station
text: # Tsuruma Station
  
  Tsuruma Station (鶴間駅, Tsuruma-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan and operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway.
  
  ## Lines
  
  Tsuruma Station is served by the Odakyu Enoshima Line, with some through services to and from Shinjuku in Tokyo. It lies 37.4 kilometers from the Shinjuku terminus.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks, which are connected to the station building, which is built above the platforms and tracks.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Odakyu Enoshima Line | For Fujisawa and Katase-Enoshima |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Odakyu Enoshima Line | For Sagami-Ōno and Shinjuku |
  
  ## History
  
  Tsuruma Station was opened on April 1, 1929. The new station building was opened on October 18, 1980.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 30,356 passengers daily.
  
  The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
  
  | Fiscal year | daily average |
  | - | - |
  | 2005 | 24,951 |
  | 2010 | 26,751 |
  | 2015 | 29,498 |
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Yamato City Hall
  
  Yamato Municipal Hospital Yamato City Labor Welfare Hall Yamato City Health and Welfare Center Izumi no Mori, a nature park operated by the city of Yamato
  
  