Yomiuriland-mae Station
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Location | Ikuta, Tama, Kawasaki, Kanagawa (神奈川県川崎市多摩区西生田) Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Odakyu Electric Railway | |||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Odakyu Odawara Line | |||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1927 | |||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Nishi-Ikuta (until 1964) | |||||||||||||||||||
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2008 | 34,174 daily | |||||||||||||||||||
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Yomiuriland-mae Station (読売ランド前駅, Yomiuri Rando Mae eki) is a railway station on the Odakyu Odawara Line in Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 19.2 rail kilometers from the Odakyu Odawara Line's terminus at Shinjuku Station.
History
Yomiuriland-mae Station opened as Nishi-Ikuta Station (西生田駅, Nishi-Ikuta eki) on April 1, 1927. It became a local stop in 1945, and was promoted to a “Semi-Express” stop in 1946, a “Sakura Semi-Express” stop in 1948, and “Commuter Special Express” stop in 1960. It was renamed to its present name in 1964. A new station concourse was completed in 1995.
Lines
Layout
Yomiuriland-mae Station has two opposed side platforms serving two tracks.[1]
Platforms
1 | ■ Odakyu Odawara Line | Westbound (For Sagami-Ono, Hon-Atsugi, and Odawara) |
2 | ■ Odakyu Odawara Line | Eastbound (For Kyodo, Shimo-Kitazawa, Yoyogi-Uehara), Chiyoda line Ayase and Shinjuku |
Surroundings
Yomiuriland, home to one of the Yomiuri Giants baseball team's training grounds, as well as a large amusement park is nearby the station. Japan Women's University's Nishi-Ikuta Campus is also located here.
External links
Notes
- ^ Map of the station Archived August 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
35°36′53″N 139°31′41″E / 35.6147°N 139.5280°E