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Odakyū Odawara Line
An Odakyu 70000 series Romancecar GSE limited express
Overview
OwnerOdakyu Electric Railway
LocaleTokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture
Termini
  • Shinjuku
  • Odawara
Stations47
Websitehttp://www.odakyu.jp/
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Daily ridership1,493,451 (daily, 2010)[1]
History
Opened1 April 1927 (1927-04-01)
Technical
Line length82.5 km (51.3 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC (overhead line)
Operating speed110 km/h (70 mph)
SignallingAutomatic closed block
Train protection systemD-ATS-P
Route map
Toride
UpJōban Line
Ayase
UpDownTokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
Kita-Senju
UpDownTokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
UpDownToei Shinjuku Line
LeftSaikyō, Shōnan-Shinjuku linesRight
LeftChūō Main LineRight
LeftYamanote, Chūō-Sōbu linesRight
0.0
 Shinjuku
ground platforms
 Shinjuku
subterranean platforms
DownKeiō Line
LeftToei Ōedo LineRight
LeftTokyo Metro Marunouchi LineUp
LeftKeiō New LineUp
LeftKeiō LineUp
0.8
 Minami-Shinjuku
Sanya
abandoned in 1946
1.5
 Sangūbashi
Up Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
2.7
 Yoyogi-Hachiman
RightYoyogi-kōen
3.5
 Yoyogi-Uehara
4.2
 Higashi-Kitazawa
LeftKeiō Inokashira LineRight
4.9
 Shimo-Kitazawa
LeftDaita bypass
5.6
 Setagaya-Daita
LeftShindaita
6.3
 Umegaoka
7.0
 Gōtokuji
Yamashita
LeftTōkyū Setagaya LineRight
 Kyōdō depot
Closed in 1994
8.0
 Kyōdō
9.2
 Chitose-Funabashi
10.6
 Soshigaya-Ōkura
11.6
 Seijōgakuen-mae
Kitami depot
12.7
 Kitami
13.8
 Komae
14.4
 Izumi-Tamagawa
Tama River, Tokyo/Kanagawa
LeftNanbu LineRight
15.2
 Noborito
Mukōgaoka-Yūen MonorailRight
15.8
 Mukōgaoka-Yūen
17.9
 Ikuta
LeftMusashino Line freightRight
19.2
 Yomiuriland-mae
20.5
 Yurigaoka
21.5
 Shin-Yurigaoka
LeftOdakyū Tama Line
Karakida
23.4
 Kakio
25.1
 Tsurukawa
27.9
 Tamagawagakuen-mae
30.8
 Machida
LeftYokohama LineRight
32.3
 Sagami-Ōno
32.5
 Sagami-Ōno Junction
Odakyū Enoshima LineRightDown
Ōno depot
Katase Enoshima
34.7
 Odakyū-Sagamihara
36.9
 Sōbudai-mae
39.2
 Zama
LeftSagami LineDown
 Ebina-Kokubu
Closed in 1943
DownLeftSagami Railway Atsugi LineRight
DownSagami Railway Main LineRight
42.5
 Ebina
Ebina depot
UpLeftSōtetsu Atsugi Line
UpSagami LineRight
44.1
 Atsugi
Sagami River
45.4
 Hon-Atsugi
48.5
 Aikō-Ishida
52.2
 Isehara
55.9
 Tsurumaki-Onsen
57.0
 Tōkaidaigaku-mae
61.7
 Hadano
65.6
 Shibusawa
bypass for Limited Express
DownGotemba LineRight
71.8
 Shin-Matsuda
LeftMatsuda
LeftGotemba LineUp
Numazu
Sakawa River
74.3
 Kaisei
76.2
 Kayama
77.8
 Tomizu
79.2
 Hotaruda
LeftIzu-Hakone Railway Daiyūzan LineDown
80.8
 Ashigara
DownTōkaidō ShinkansenRight
DownTōkaidō Main LineRight
UpIzu-Hakone Railway Daiyūzan Line
82.5
 Odawara
UpTōkaidō Main LineRight
UpTōkaidō ShinkansenRight
DownHakone Tozan Line
Hakone-Yumoto
This diagram:

The Odakyu Odawara Line (小田急小田原線, Odakyū-Odawara-sen) is the main line of Japanese private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway. It extends 82.5 km (51.3 mi) from Shinjuku in central Tokyo through the southwest suburbs to the city of Odawara, the gateway to Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture. It is a busy commuter line and is also known for its "Romancecar" limited express services. From Yoyogi-Uehara Station some trains continue onto the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line and beyond to the East Japan Railway Company Joban Line.

Operation

Destinations are from Shinjuku unless noted. English abbreviations are tentative for this article.

  Limited Express (特急, tokkyū)
Collectively known as "Romancecar" services, there is an extra seat charge for limited express service. Daytime service trains bound for: Odawara; Katase-Enoshima on the Enoshima Line; Hakone-Yumoto on the Hakone Tozan Railway; and Gotemba on the Central Japan Railway Company Gotemba Line.
  Rapid Express (快速急行, kaisoku kyūkō) (RE)
No extra charge. Services are for Odawara and Fujisawa on the Odakyu Enoshima Line all Rapid Express trains that are bound for Odawara terminates at Shin-Matsuda and becomes Express.
  Express (急行, kyūkō) (E)
Services are for Karakida, as well as thrice-hourly service between Machida and Odawara.
  Semi Express (準急, junkyū) (SE)
Most services are for Mukogaoka-yuen. All services run through on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Subway Line with some continuing on to the JR Joban Line.
  Local (各駅停車, kakueki teisha)
Most services for Hon-Atsugi; others to Odawara, through to Katase-Enoshima and the Tama and Hakone Tozan lines. Also service between Odawara to Hakone-Yumoto
  Commuter Express (通勤急行, tsūkin-kyūkō) (CE)
All services operate in the weekday morning for Shinjuku from Karakida on the Odakyu Tama Line.
  Commuter Semi Express (通勤準急, tsūkin-junkyū) (CS)
All services operate from Hon-Atsugi to the Chiyoda Line during weekday mornings.

Stations

Notes:

  • See the Romancecar article for information on Odakyu Romancecar limited express services.
  • Local trains stop at every station.

Legend:

  • ● - all trains stop at this station; ■ - some trains stop at this station;｜- all trains pass; ○ - On Weekdays, Outbound for Isehara Evening Rush Hour only.
  • "CS" - Commuter Semi Express; "CE" - Commuter Express "SE" - Semi-Express; "E" - Express; "RE" - Rapid Express
No. Station Japanese Distance (km) CS CE SE E RE Transfers Location
Between
stations 		Total
OH01 Shinjuku 新宿 - 0.0 To Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line ● To Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line ● ●
Shinjuku Tokyo
OH02 Minami-Shinjuku 南新宿 0.8 0.8 ｜ ｜ ｜   Shibuya
OH03 Sangūbashi 参宮橋 0.7 1.5 ｜ ｜ ｜  
OH04 Yoyogi-Hachiman 代々木八幡 1.2 2.7 ｜ ｜ ｜  
Through to C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line and JL Jōban Line:
  • ■ Commuter Semi Express (all trains): to Toride via Chiyoda Line and Joban Line
  • ■ Local (some trains): to Toride via Chiyoda Line and Jōban Line
  • ■ Semi Express (all trains): to Toride via Chiyoda Line and Joban Line
  • ■ Express (some trains): to Toride via Chiyoda Line and Joban Line
OH05 Yoyogi-Uehara 代々木上原 0.8 3.5 ● ● ● ● ● C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line (C-01)
OH06 Higashi-Kitazawa 東北沢 0.7 4.2 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜   Setagaya
OH07 Shimo-Kitazawa 下北沢 0.7 4.9 ● ● ● ● ● Keio Inokashira Line (IN05)
OH08 Setagaya-Daita 世田谷代田 0.7 5.6 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜  
OH09 Umegaoka 梅ヶ丘 0.7 6.3 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜  
OH10 Gōtokuji 豪徳寺 0.7 7.0 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ SG Tokyu Setagaya Line (Yamashita (SG08))
OH11 Kyōdō 経堂 1.0 8.0 ● ｜ ● ● ｜  
OH12 Chitose-Funabashi 千歳船橋 1.2 9.2 ｜ ｜ ● ｜ ｜  
OH13 Soshigaya-Ōkura 祖師ヶ谷大蔵 1.4 10.6 ｜ ｜ ● ｜ ｜  
OH14 Seijōgakuen-Mae 成城学園前 1.0 11.6 ● ● ● ● ｜  
OH15 Kitami 喜多見 1.1 12.7 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜  
OH16 Komae 狛江 1.1 13.8 ｜ ｜ ● ｜ ｜   Komae
OH17 Izumi-Tamagawa 和泉多摩川 0.6 14.4 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜  
OH18 Noborito 登戸 0.8 15.2 ● ｜ ● ● ● JN Nambu Line (JN14) Tama-ku, Kawasaki Kanagawa
OH19 Mukōgaoka-Yūen 向ヶ丘遊園 0.6 15.8 ● ● ● ● ｜  
OH20 Ikuta 生田 2.1 17.9 ● ｜ ○ ｜ ｜  
OH21 Yomiuri-Land-mae 読売ランド前 1.3 19.2 ● ｜ ○ ｜ ｜  
OH22 Yurigaoka 百合ヶ丘 1.3 20.5 ● ｜ ○ ｜ ｜   Asao-ku, Kawasaki
OH23 Shin-Yurigaoka 新百合ヶ丘 1.0 21.5 ● ● ○ ● ● OT Odakyu Tama Line (through to Karakida from Shinjuku/Chiyoda Line)
OH24 Kakio 柿生 1.9 23.4 ● To Tama Line ○ ｜ ｜  
OH25 Tsurukawa 鶴川 1.7 25.1 ● ○ ｜ ｜   Machida Tokyo
OH26 Tamagawagakuen-mae 玉川学園前 2.8 27.9 ● ○ ｜ ｜  
OH27 Machida 町田 2.9 30.8 ● ○ ● ● JH Yokohama Line (JH23)
OH28 Sagami-Ōno 相模大野 1.5 32.3 ● ○ ● ● OE Odakyu Enoshima Line (through to Katase-Enoshima from Shinjuku/Machida) Minami-ku, Sagamihara Kanagawa
OH29 Odakyū-Sagamihara 小田急相模原 2.4 34.7 ● ○ ｜ ｜  
OH30 Sōbudai-mae 相武台前 2.2 36.9 ● ○ ｜ ｜   Zama
OH31 Zama 座間 2.3 39.2 ● ○ ｜ ｜  
OH32 Ebina 海老名 3.3 42.5 ● ○ ● ● ■ Sagami Line
Sotetsu Main Line (SO18) 		Ebina
OH33 Atsugi 厚木 1.6 44.1 ● ○ ｜ ｜ ■ Sagami Line
OH34 Hon-Atsugi 本厚木 1.3 45.4 ● ○ ● ●   Atsugi
OH35 Aikō-Ishida 愛甲石田 3.1 48.5   ○ ● ●  
OH36 Isehara 伊勢原 3.7 52.2 ○ ● ●   Isehara
OH37 Tsurumaki-Onsen 鶴巻温泉 3.7 55.9   ● ●   Hadano
OH38 Tōkaidaigaku-mae 東海大学前 1.1 57.0 ● ●  
OH39 Hadano 秦野 4.7 61.7 ● ●  
OH40 Shibusawa 渋沢 3.9 65.6 ● ●  
OH41 Shin-Matsuda 新松田 6.2 71.8 ● ● Gotemba Line (Matsuda (CB04)) Matsuda,
Ashigarakami
District
OH42 Kaisei 開成 2.5 74.3 ｜ ｜   Kaisei,
Ashigarakami
District
OH43 Kayama 栢山 1.9 76.2 ｜ ｜   Odawara
OH44 Tomizu 富水 1.6 77.8 ｜ ｜  
OH45 Hotaruda 螢田 1.4 79.2 ｜ ｜  
OH46 Ashigara 足柄 1.6 80.8 ｜ ｜  
OH47 Odawara 小田原 1.7 82.5 ● ●

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History

The Odawara Express Railway Co. opened the entire line on 1 April 1927 in order to allow for the Emperor's family to travel on the line, though as duplication works were not completed until October that year, there was initial timetable and signalling issues.[3] Although primarily intended as a passenger line, gravel began to be hauled in 1930.

In 1942, the company was forcibly merged by the government with Tokyu Corporation and the line was named the Tokyu Odawara Line.[3] Tokyu was broken up in 1948 and the line was transferred to the newly founded Odakyu Electric Railway Co.[3]

Through operation to the Hakone Tozan Railway's Hakone Tozan Line began in 1950 once dual gauge track was commissioned (the Hakone Tozan Line is 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), the Odawara Line 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)).[3] A connecting track was laid in 1955 to Matsuda Station on the Gotemba Line of the (then) Japanese National Railways, and limited express service through to the line started.[3] To function as a bypass to central Tokyo, through service on the Eidan Subway (now Tokyo Metro) Chiyoda Line commenced in 1978 via Yoyogi-Uehara.[3]

Increasing traffic volume since the 1970s led to plans being formed in 1985 for a track upgrading project on the Odawara Line, though land acquisition issues stalled major track expansion work until construction began in 2013;[4] the project is being carried out between Yoyogi-Uehara and Mukōgaoka-Yūen, quadrupling the Odawara Line trackage and stacking the tracks underground, allowing for increased express services.[5] Originally a viaduct was planned but this was changed to underground tracks, and work on the tunnel between Setagaya-Daita and Higashi-Kitazawa was completed in 2018.[6]

Former connecting lines

See also

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia

  1. ^ Odakyu ridership in 2010 Train Media (sourced from Odakyu) Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  2. ^ https://www.odakyu.jp/rail/ (This reference represents all of the "Stations" section.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "会社小史・略年表" [Company brief history / abbreviation chronology]. Odakyu.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  4. ^ Ministry of Finance Japan. "Examples of FILP-target Projects: Construction Projects of Private Rail Lines (Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (Construction Account))". Retrieved February 25, 2014.
  5. ^ Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency. "About JRTT: Urban Railways" (PDF). jrtt.co.jp. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  6. ^ "小田急、代々木上原駅～梅ヶ丘駅間の複々線化で工事期間を2018年度まで延長" [Odakyu, extend the construction period until fiscal 2018 by a quadruple track between station and umegaoka station Yoyogi-Uehara]. Automotive Media Response. March 14, 2013. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
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