Yomiuriland-mae Station (読売ランド前駅, Yomiuri Rando Mae eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Nishi-Ikuta neighborhood of Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan and operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway.
 Yomiuriland-mae Station 読売ランド前駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 South Exit of Yomiuriland-mae Station, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 3-8-1 Nishiikuta, Tama-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 214-0037 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°36′53″N 139°31′41″E / 35.6147°N 139.5280°E | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Odakyu Electric Railway | |||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Odakyu Odawara Line | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 19.2 km from Shinjuku | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | OH21 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 1927 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Nishi-Ikuta (until 1964) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 36,082 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editYomiuriland-mae Station is served by the Odakyu Odawara Line, with some through services to and from Shinjuku in Tokyo. It lies 19.2 km (11.9 mi) from the Shinjuku terminus.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks.[1]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Odakyu Odawara Line | For Sagami-Ono, Hon-Atsugi, and Odawara |
| 2 | ■ Odakyu Odawara Line | For Kyodo, Shimo-Kitazawa, Yoyogi-Uehara, Chiyoda line Ayase and Shinjuku |
History
editYomiuriland-mae Station opened as Nishi-Ikuta Station (西生田駅, Nishi-Ikuta eki) on 1 April 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.
Station numbering was introduced in January 2014 with Yomiuriland-mae being assigned station number OH21.[2][3]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 36,082 passengers daily.[4]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average |
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| 2005 | 32,555[5] |
| 2010 | 33,960[6] |
| 2015 | 35,131[7] |
Surrounding area
editYomiuriland, 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.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Map of the station Archived August 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2014年1月から駅ナンバリングを順次導入します！" [From January 2014, station numbering will be introduced sequentially!] (PDF). odakyu.jp (in Japanese). 24 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ Kusamichi, Yoshikazu (28 December 2013). "小田急グループ、鉄道から海賊船まで通しの駅番号…2014年1月から順次導入" [Odakyu Group, station numbers from railways to pirate ships, Introduced sequentially from January 2014]. Response Automotive Media (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links
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Media related to Yomiuri-Land-mae Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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