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Higashi-Rinkan Station

Coordinates: 35°31′13.87″N 139°26′20.01″E / 35.5205194°N 139.4388917°E / 35.5205194; 139.4388917
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Higashi-Rikan Station

東林間駅
The east entrance in December 2016
General information
Location7-7-1 Kamitsuruma, Minami-ku, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252-0302
Japan
Coordinates35°31′13.87″N 139°26′20.01″E / 35.5205194°N 139.4388917°E / 35.5205194; 139.4388917
Operated by Odakyu Electric Railway
Line(s) Odakyu Enoshima Line
Distance33.8 km from Shinjuku
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus stop
Other information
Station codeOE-1
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedApril 1, 1929
Rebuilt1982
Previous namesHigashi-Rikantoshi (until 1941)
Passengers
FY201922,006 daily
Services
Preceding station Odakyu Following station
Chūō-Rinkan
Enoshima Line
Local
Sagami-Ono
towards Sagami-Ōno
Location
Higashi-Rinkan Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Higashi-Rinkan Station
Higashi-Rinkan Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Higashi-Rinkan Station is located in Japan
Higashi-Rinkan Station
Higashi-Rinkan Station
Higashi-Rinkan Station (Japan)

Higashi-Rinkan Station (東林間駅, Higashi-Rinkan-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan and operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway.

Lines

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Higashi-Rinkan Station is served by the Odakyu Enoshima Line, with some through services to and from Shinjuku in Tokyo. It lies 33.8 kilometers from Shinjuku.

Station layout

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The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is elevated above the platforms and tracks.

Platforms

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1  Odakyu Enoshima Line for Fujisawa and Katase-Enoshima
2  Odakyu Enoshima Line for Sagami-Ono and Shinjuku

History

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The station opened on April 1, 1929, as Higashi-Rinkantoshi Station (東林間都市駅). Its name was shortened to Higashi-Rinkan on October 15, 1941.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 22,006 passengers daily.[1]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year daily average
2005 21,920[2]
2010 21,422[3]
2015 21,460[4]

Surrounding area

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  • Toshiba Rinkan Hospital
  • Morishita Memorial Hospital

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
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