Chūō-rinkan Station
DT27  Chūō-rinkan Station 中央林間駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Chūō-rinkan Station forecourt and taxi stand, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 3 Chūō-rinkan, Yamato City Kanagawa Prefecture 242-0007 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°30′27″N 139°26′42″E / 35.5076185°N 139.4449139°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 35.3 km (21.9 mi) from Shinjuku | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island + 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | DT27 OE-02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 1929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Chūō-rinkantoshi (until 1941) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 107,086 (Tokyu) 99,122 (Odakyu) daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chūō-rinkan Station (中央林間駅, Chūō-rinkan-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private railway operators Tokyu Corporation and Odakyu Electric Railway.
Lines
[edit]Chūō-rinkan Station is served by the Odakyu Enoshima Line and forms the western terminus of the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line extending from Shibuya Station (Oshiage Station if including the Hanzomon Line) in Tokyo. It is 35.3 km from the Tokyo terminus of the Odakyu Enoshima Line at Shinjuku Station.
Station layout
[edit]The Odakyu portion of the station is above-ground and has two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The central exit leads to the west end of the station building, and to transfer to the Den-en-toshi Line. There is also a small, unstaffed ticket gate at the north end of the west platform. The Tokyu portion of the stations is underground, and has a single island platform serving two tracks. The ticket gate leads to the east end of the station building and transfer to the Odakyu line. The station consists of two buildings, with a very small, covered, pedestrian street in the middle.
Odakyu platforms
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| 1 | OE Odakyu Enoshima Line | for Fujisawa and Katase-Enoshima |
| 2 | OE Odakyu Enoshima Line | for Sagami-Ōno, Machida, and Shinjuku |
Tokyu platforms
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| 1/2 | DT Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line | for Nagatsuta, Futako-tamagawa and Shibuya Z Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line for Oshiage TS Tobu Skytree Line for Kita-Koshigaya, Kita-Kasukabe and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen TI Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki TN Tōbu Nikkō Line for Minami-kurihashi OM Tōkyū Ōimachi Line for Ōimachi |
History
[edit]The station was originally opened as Chūō-rinkantoshi Station (中央林間都市駅) on April 1, 1929, on the Odakyu Enoshima Line. On October 15, 1941, it was renamed to its present name. The Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line was extended to Chūō-rinkan Station on April 9, 1984.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the Odakyu part of the station was used by an average of 99,122 passengers daily.[1] During the same period, the Tōkyū part of the station was used by an average of 107,086 passengers daily.[2]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average | ||
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| 2005 | 84,104 | 91,407 | [3] |
| 2010 | 89,892 | 98,235 | [4] |
| 2015 | 97,382 | 105,743 | [5] |
Surrounding area
[edit]Local transportation
[edit]- Taxis – there is a taxi stand on the square outside the east side of the station building (near the Denentoshi line ticket gate)
- Other – the Sagami Country Club, a golf club, has a shuttle bus to the golf club, operating regularly from the Odakyu north exit.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 鉄道部門：1日平均駅別乗降人員 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Odakyu Electric Railway. 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ 2020年度乗降人員 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyu Electric Railway. 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成23年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links
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- Odakyu station information (in Japanese)
- Tokyu station information (in Japanese)