Odakyū Odawara Line

Odakyū Odawara Line

An Odakyu 50000 series Romancecar VSE limited express
Overview
Type Commuter rail
Locale Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture
Termini Shinjuku
Odawara
Stations 47
Daily ridership 1,493,451 (daily, 2010)[1]
Website http://www.odakyu.jp/
Operation
Opened 1927
Owner Odakyu Electric Railway
Technical
Line length 82.5 km (51.3 mi)
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification 1,500 V DC
Operating speed 110 km/h (70 mph)
Route map
Legend
 Toride
 Jōban Line
 Ayase
 Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
 Kita-Senju
Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
Toei Shinjuku Line
Saikyō, Shōnan-Shinjuku lines
Chūō Main Line
Yamanote, Chūō-Sōbu lines
0.0 Shinjukuground platforms
Shinjukusubterranean platforms
Keiō Line
Toei Ōedo Line
Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
Keiō New Line
Keiō Line
 0.8 Minami-Shinjuku
 Sanyaabandoned in 1946
 1.5 Sangūbashi
Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
2.7 Yoyogi-Hachiman
Yoyogi-kōen
3.5 Yoyogi-Uehara
4.2 Higashi-Kitazawa
Keiō Inokashira Line
4.9 Shimo-Kitazawa
Daita bypass
5.6 Setagaya-Daita
Shindaita
 6.3 Umegaoka
 7.0 Gōtokuji
Yamashita
Tōkyū Setagaya Line
Kyōdō depotClosed 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
Nanbu Line
 15.2 Noborito
 Mukōgaoka-Yūen Monorail
15.8 Mukōgaoka-Yūen
 17.9 Ikuta
Musashino Line freight
 19.2 Yomiuriland-mae
 20.5 Yurigaoka
 21.5 Shin-Yurigaoka
Odakyū Tama Line
Karakida
 23.4 Kakio
 25.1 Tsurukawa
27.9 Tamagawagakuen-mae
 30.8 Machida
Yokohama Line
32.3 Sagami-Ōno
 32.5 Sagami-Ōno Junction
Odakyū Enoshima Line
Ōno depot
Katase Enoshima
 34.7 Odakyū-Sagamihara
 36.9 Sōbudai-mae
 39.2 Zama
Sagami Line
Ebina-KokubuClosed in 1943
Sagami Railway Atsugi Line
Sagami Railway Main Line
42.5 Ebina
Ebina depot
Sōtetsu Atsugi Line
Sagami Line
 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
Gotemba Line
71.8 Shin-Matsuda
Matsuda
Gotemba Line
Numazu
 Sakawa River
 74.3 Kaisei
 76.2 Kayama
 77.8 Tomizu
 79.2 Hotaruda
Izu-Hakone Railway Daiyūzan Line
80.8 Ashigara
Tōkaidō Shinkansen
Tōkaidō Main Line
Izu-Hakone Railway Daiyūzan Line
82.5 Odawara
Tōkaidō Main Line
Tōkaidō Shinkansen
 Hakone Tozan Line
 Hakone-Yumoto

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 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. Trains bound for: Odawara; Katase-Enoshima on the Enoshima Line; Karakida on the Tama 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. Most services are for Fujisawa on the Odakyu Enoshima Line.
     Express (急行 kyūkō) (E)
Most services are for Odawara; others for Katase-Enoshima and through to the Hakone Tozan Line. Some inbound morning services from Karakida run through on the Chiyoda and Joban Lines.
     Tama Express (多摩急行 tama kyūkō) (TE)
Services from Ayase on the Chiyoda Line to Karakida.
     Semi-Express (準急 junkyū) (SE)
Services for Odawara and Hon-Atsugi. Some inbound morning services run through on the Chiyoda and Joban Lines.
     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 Shin-Matsuda to Hakone-Yumoto

Stations

Notes:

Legend:

Station Japanese Distance (km) SE TE E RE Transfers Location
Between
stations		 Total
Shinjuku 新宿 - 0.0 ● To Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line ● ●
Shinjuku Tokyo
Minami-Shinjuku 南新宿 0.8 0.8 ｜ ｜ ｜   Shibuya
Sangūbashi 参宮橋 0.7 1.5 ｜ ｜ ｜  
Yoyogi-Hachiman 代々木八幡 1.2 2.7 ｜ ｜ ｜  
Through to Chiyoda Line and Joban Line:
  • ■ Tama Express (all trains): to Toride via Chiyoda Line and Joban Line
  • ■ Express (some trains): to Toride via Chiyoda Line and Joban Line
  • ■ Semi-express (some trains): to Abiko via Chiyoda Line and Joban Line
Yoyogi-Uehara 代々木上原 0.8 3.5 ● ● ● ● Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line (C-01)
Higashi-Kitazawa 東北沢 0.7 4.2 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜   SetagayaToride
Shimo-Kitazawa 下北沢 0.7 4.9 ● ● ● ● Keio Inokashira Line
Setagaya-Daita 世田谷代田 0.7 5.6 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜  
Umegaoka 梅ヶ丘 0.7 6.3 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜  
Gōtokuji 豪徳寺 0.7 7.0 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ Tokyu Setagaya Line (Yamashita)
Kyōdō 経堂 1.0 8.0 ■ ● ■ ｜  
Chitose-Funabashi 千歳船橋 1.2 9.2 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜  
Soshigaya-Ōkura 祖師ヶ谷大蔵 1.4 10.6 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜  
Seijōgakuen-Mae 成城学園前 1.0 11.6 ● ● ● ｜  
Kitami 喜多見 1.1 12.7 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜  
Komae 狛江 1.1 13.8 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜   Komae
Izumi-Tamagawa 和泉多摩川 0.6 14.4 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜  
Noborito 登戸 0.8 15.2 ● ● ● ｜ ■ Nambu Line Tama-ku, Kawasaki Kanagawa
Mukōgaoka-Yūen 向ヶ丘遊園 0.6 15.8 ● ｜ ● ｜  
Ikuta 生田 2.1 17.9 ● ｜ ｜ ｜  
Yomiuri-Land-mae 読売ランド前 1.3 19.2 ● ｜ ｜ ｜  
Yurigaoka 百合ヶ丘 1.3 20.5 ● ｜ ｜ ｜   Asao-ku, Kawasaki
Shin-Yurigaoka 新百合ヶ丘 1.0 21.5 ● ● ● ● Odakyu Tama Line (through to Karakida from Shinjuku/Chiyoda Line)
Kakio 柿生 1.9 23.4 ● To Tama Line ｜ ｜  
Tsurukawa 鶴川 1.7 25.1 ● ｜ ｜   Machida Tokyo
Tamagawagakuen-mae 玉川学園前 2.8 27.9 ● ｜ ｜  
Machida 町田 2.9 30.8 ● ● ● ■ Yokohama Line
Sagami-Ōno 相模大野 1.5 32.3 ● ● ● Odakyu Enoshima Line (through to Katase-Enoshima from Shinjuku/Machida) Minami-ku, Sagamihara Kanagawa
Odakyū-Sagamihara 小田急相模原 2.4 34.7 ●   ｜ ｜  
Sōbudai-mae 相武台前 2.2 36.9 ●   ｜ ｜   Zama
Zama 座間 2.3 39.2 ●   ｜ ｜  
Ebina 海老名 3.3 42.5 ●   ● ● Sagami Line
Sotetsu Main Line		 Ebina
Atsugi 厚木 1.6 44.1 ●   ｜ ｜ Sagami Line
Hon-Atsugi 本厚木 1.3 45.4 ●   ● ●   Atsugi
Aikō-Ishida 愛甲石田 3.1 48.5 ●   ● ●  
Isehara 伊勢原 3.7 52.2 ●   ● ●   Isehara
Tsurumaki-Onsen 鶴巻温泉 3.7 55.9 ●   ● ●   Hadano
Tōkaidaigaku-mae 東海大学前 1.1 57.0 ●   ● ●  
Hadano 秦野 4.7 61.7 ●   ● ●  
Shibusawa 渋沢 3.9 65.6 ●   ● ●  
Shin-Matsuda 新松田 6.2 71.8 ●   ● ● Gotemba Line (Matsuda) Matsuda,
Ashigarakami
District
Kaisei 開成 2.5 74.3     ■ ｜   Kaisei,
Ashigarakami
District
Kayama 栢山 1.9 76.2     ■ ｜   Odawara
Tomizu 富水 1.6 77.8     ■ ｜  
Hotaruda 螢田 1.4 79.2     ■ ｜  
Ashigara 足柄 1.6 80.8     ■ ｜  
Odawara 小田原 1.7 82.5     ● ●

History

The Odawara Express Railway Co. opened the entire line on April 1, 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. 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. Tokyu was broken up in 1948 and the line was transferred to the newly founded Odakyu Electric Railway Co.

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)). 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. 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.

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;[2] the project is being carried out between Yoyogi-Uehara and Mukōgaoka-Yūen, quadrupling the Odawara Line trackage[3] and stacking the tracks underground, allowing for increased express services. Originally a viaduct was planned but this was changed to underground tracks, and work on the tunnel between Setagaya-Daita and Higashi-Kitazawa is ongoing. In March 2013, Odakyū announced that the construction is projected to continue until 2018.[4]

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. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency. "About JRTT: Urban Railways" (PDF). Retrieved February 25, 2014.
  4. ↑ "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]. March 14, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
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