Ōkawa Station
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JI61 Ōkawa Station 大川駅 | |||||||||||
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Location | Ōkawa-chō, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210-0858 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°29′43.6″N 139°42′41″E / 35.495444°N 139.71139°ECoordinates: 35°29′43.6″N 139°42′41″E / 35.495444°N 139.71139°E | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | JI Tsurumi Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 5.1 km from Tsurumi | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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Station code | JI61 | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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Opened | 10 March 1926 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
[1] | 1009 daily | ||||||||||
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Ōkawa Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture |
Ōkawa Station (大川駅, Ōkawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan,operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
Lines[]
Ōkawa Station is the terminus of the Ōkawa branch of the Tsurumi Line, and is 5.1 km from the western terminus of the line at Tsurumi Station.
Station layout[]
The station consists of a single side platform serving a single track for both inbound and outbound trains. The station is unattended.
Platforms[]
1 | JI Tsurumi Line (Ōkawa Branch) |
for Anzen, Bentembashi and Tsurumi |
History[]
Ōkawa Station opened on 10 March 1926, as a freight-handling station on the privately held Tsurumi Rinko Railway (鶴見臨港鉄道, Tsurumi Rinko Tetsudo).[2] Passenger services started on October 28, 1930.[2] The line was nationalized on July 1, 1943, and was later absorbed into the Japanese National Railways (JNR) network.[2] The station has been unattended since March 1, 1971.[citation needed] With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2]
Surrounding area[]
- Nisshin Seifun Tsurumi Factory
- Showa Denko Kawasaki Office
- Mitsubishi Kakoki Headquarters, Kawasaki Seisakusho
- Okawa Industrial Park
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Kawasaki City statistics. Average number of boarding passengers in 2008.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 73. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links[]
Media related to Ōkawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Ōkawa Station (in Japanese)
- Tsurumi Line
- Stations of East Japan Railway Company
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1930
- Railway stations in Kawasaki, Kanagawa
- Stations of Japan Freight Railway Company