title: Tsukahara Station
text: # Tsukahara Station
  
  Tsukahara Station (塚原駅, Tsukahara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Minamiashigara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Izuhakone Railway.
  
  ## Lines
  
  Tsukahara Station is served by the Daiyūzan Line, and is located 6.3 kilometers from the line’s terminus at Odawara Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of a single side platform with a small attached station building. The station is unmanned.
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | ← | Service | → |
  | - | - | - |
  | Iwahara | Daiyūzan Line | Wadagahara |
  
  ## History
  
  Tsukahara Station was officially opened on October 15, 1925.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1,126 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
  
  | Fiscal year | daily average |
  | - | - |
  | 2005 | 1,267 |
  | 2010 | 1,226 |
  | 2015 | 1,192 |
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  Prefectural Road 74 runs on the west side of the station, and the Karikawa River on the east side. On the opposite bank of Karikawa, there are Minamiashigara City Okamoto Junior High School, Minamiashigara City Okamoto Elementary School, Minamiashigara City Hall Okamoto Branch, and Minamiashigara City Library, which are connected to the station side by a prefectural road bridge. In addition, the Tsukahara Post Office is located near the station.
  
  