Station History
Zama Station began operations on March 1, 1927 as Shin-Zama Station (新座間駅, Shin-Zama-eki?). When the station started operating, the current Sōbudai-mae Station was named Zama Station, so the station was originally named Shin-Zama, or “New Zama Station”. On July 1, 1937, Odakyū planned to make an amusement park near the station, and renamed it Zama-Yūen Station (座間遊園駅?). However, with the start of World War II in 1941, plans for the park were abandoned. The original Zama Station had been renamed to Sōbudai-mae Station by this time, so on October 15, 1941 Zama-Yūen Station was renamed Zama Station. It was promoted to a semi-express stop in 1946, and a commuter semi-express stop in 1960. The current station building was completed in 1978.
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