Odasakae Station
JN53 Odasakae Station 小田栄駅 | |||||||||||
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The entrance to the Shitte-bound platform (platform 2) in March 2016 | |||||||||||
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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°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 | ||||||||||
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| 3,500 daily (forecast) | |||||||||||
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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 |
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The entrance to the Hama-Kawasaki-bound platform (platform 1) in March 2016
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The Hama-Kawasaki-bound platform (platform 1) under construction in January 2016
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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.
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Construction on the site of the up platform in October 2015
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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)