Odasakae Station
JN53 Odasakae Station 小田栄駅 | |||||||||||
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Location | Odasakae, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210-0843 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°30′52.2″N 139°42′17.8″E / 35.514500°N 139.704944°ECoordinates: 35°30′52.2″N 139°42′17.8″E / 35.514500°N 139.704944°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | JN Nambu Branch Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 2.7 km from Shitte | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Station code | JN 53 | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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Opened | 26 March 2016 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
3,500 daily (forecast) | |||||||||||
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Odasakae Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture |
Odasakae Station (小田栄駅, Odasakae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines[]
Odasakae Station is served by the 4.1 km Nambu Branch Line between Shitte and Hama-Kawasaki. Located between Kawasaki-Shinmachi and Hama-Kawasaki, it is 2.7 km from the starting point of the line at Shitte.[1]
Station layout[]
The station consists of two side platforms approximately 50 m long serving two tracks on the otherwise single-track line. The platforms are separated by the Odasakae level crossing, with the down (Hama-Kawasaki-bound) platform located on the north-west (Shitte) side, and the up (Shitte-bound) platform on the south-east (Hama-Kawasaki) side.[2]
Platforms[]
1 | JN Nambu Branch Line | for Hama-Kawasaki |
2 | JN Nambu Branch Line | for Shitte |
The entrance to the Hama-Kawasaki-bound platform (platform 1) in March 2016
The Hama-Kawasaki-bound platform (platform 1) under construction in January 2016
The Shitte-bound platform (platform 2) under construction in January 2016
History[]
Details of the proposed station were announced by JR East in January 2015, with the station provisionally named Odasakae-Shin Station (小田栄新駅).[3] A public ballot was held in August 2015 to select the name of the new station from among three candidates: Odasakae Station (小田栄駅), Oda-Kawasaki Station (小田川崎駅), and Oda-Yasaka-Shin Station (小田弥栄駅).[1] The name Odasakae was announced in September 2015.[4]
The total construction cost of approximately 548 million yen was borne equally by JR East and the city of Kawasaki.[4]The stationeries was opened on March 26, 2016.
Construction on the site of the up platform in October 2015
Odasakae level crossing in January 2016, with the up platform under construction on the right
From 1 October 2016, JR East has introduced station numbering in the Tokyo area, with Odasakae Station becoming "JN 53".[5]
Passenger statistics[]
The station is expected to be used by an average of approximately 3,500 passengers daily.[4]
Surrounding area[]
- Higashi-Oda Elementary School
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b 川崎市、浜川崎支線新駅の駅名投票を実施…来春開業予定 [Poll for name of new station on Hama-Kawasaki Branch Line in Kawasaki - opening next spring]. Response (in Japanese). Japan: IID, Inc. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ 小田栄新駅(仮称) 上下線ホームを対角に設置 [Up/down platforms to be split for proposed Odasakae-Shin Station]. Town News (in Japanese). Japan: Townnews-sha Co., Ltd. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ JR南武支線に来春新駅 川崎新町―浜川崎駅間 [New station on JR Nambu Branch Line between Kawasaki-Shinmachi and Hama-Kawasaki opening next spring]. Kanaloco (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Shimbun. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c 新駅名は「小田栄駅」 来年3月に開業 川崎 /神奈川 [New station to be named "Odasakae" - opening next March]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ 首都圏エリアへ 「駅ナンバリング」を導入します [Station numbering to be introduced in Tokyo area] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
External links[]
Media related to Odasakae Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)
- Stations of East Japan Railway Company
- Nambu Line
- Railway stations in Kanagawa Prefecture
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 2016