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Odakyū Odawara Line

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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; 97 years ago (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

‹See TfM›Toride
0.0
‹See TfM›Shinjuku
ground platforms
Shinjuku
subterranean platforms
LeftTokyo Metro Marunouchi LineUp
LeftKeiō LineUp
0.8
‹See TfM›Minami-Shinjuku
Sanya
abandoned in 1946
1.5
‹See TfM›Sangūbashi
2.7
‹See TfM›Yoyogi-Hachiman
3.5
‹See TfM›Yoyogi-Uehara
4.2
‹See TfM›Higashi-Kitazawa
4.9
‹See TfM›Shimo-Kitazawa
LeftDaita bypass
5.6
‹See TfM›Setagaya-Daita
6.3
‹See TfM›Umegaoka
7.0
‹See TfM›Gōtokuji
Kyōdō depot
Closed in 1994
8.0
‹See TfM›Kyōdō
9.2
‹See TfM›Chitose-Funabashi
10.6
‹See TfM›Soshigaya-Ōkura
11.6
‹See TfM›Seijōgakuen-mae
Kitami depot
12.7
‹See TfM›Kitami
13.8
‹See TfM›Komae
14.4
‹See TfM›Izumi-Tamagawa
15.2
‹See TfM›Noborito
Mukōgaoka-Yūen MonorailRight
15.8
‹See TfM›Mukōgaoka-Yūen
17.9
‹See TfM›Ikuta
19.2
‹See TfM›Yomiuriland-mae
20.5
‹See TfM›Yurigaoka
21.5
‹See TfM›Shin-Yurigaoka
23.4
‹See TfM›Kakio
25.1
‹See TfM›Tsurukawa
27.9
‹See TfM›Tamagawagakuen-mae
30.8
‹See TfM›Machida
32.3
‹See TfM›Sagami-Ōno
32.5
Sagami-Ōno Junction
Ōno depot
34.7
‹See TfM›Odakyū-Sagamihara
36.9
‹See TfM›Sōbudai-mae
39.2
‹See TfM›Zama
Ebina-Kokubu
Closed in 1943
42.5
‹See TfM›Ebina
Ebina depot
UpLeftSōtetsu Atsugi Line
UpSagami LineRight
44.1
‹See TfM›Atsugi
45.4
‹See TfM›Hon-Atsugi
48.5
‹See TfM›Aikō-Ishida
52.2
‹See TfM›Isehara
55.9
‹See TfM›Tsurumaki-Onsen
57.0
‹See TfM›Tōkaidaigaku-mae
61.7
‹See TfM›Hadano
65.6
‹See TfM›Shibusawa
bypass for Limited Express
71.8
‹See TfM›Shin-Matsuda
LeftGotemba LineUp
Sakawa River
74.3
‹See TfM›Kaisei
76.2
‹See TfM›Kayama
77.8
‹See TfM›Tomizu
79.2
‹See TfM›Hotaruda
80.8
‹See TfM›Ashigara
UpIzu-Hakone Railway Daiyūzan Line
82.5
‹See TfM›Odawara
UpTōkaidō Main LineRight
UpTōkaidō ShinkansenRight

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

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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: ‹See TfM›Odawara; ‹See TfM›Katase-Enoshima on the Enoshima Line; ‹See TfM›Hakone-Yumoto on the Hakone Tozan Railway; and ‹See TfM›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 ‹See TfM›Fujisawa on the Odakyu Enoshima Line all Rapid Express trains that are bound for ‹See TfM›Odawara terminates at ‹See TfM›Shin-Matsuda and becomes Express.
  Express (急行, kyūkō) (E)
Services are for ‹See TfM›Karakida, as well as thrice-hourly service between Machida and Odawara.
  Semi Express (準急, junkyū) (SE)
Most services are for ‹See TfM›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 ‹See TfM›Hon-Atsugi; others to ‹See TfM›Odawara, through to ‹See TfM›Katase-Enoshima and the Tama and Hakone Tozan lines. Also service between ‹See TfM›Odawara to ‹See TfM›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

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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 ‹See TfM›Shinjuku 新宿 - 0.0 To Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line To Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line Shinjuku Tokyo
OH02 ‹See TfM›Minami-Shinjuku 南新宿 0.8 0.8   Shibuya
OH03 ‹See TfM›Sangūbashi 参宮橋 0.7 1.5  
OH04 ‹See TfM›Yoyogi-Hachiman 代々木八幡 1.2 2.7  
Through to C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line and JL Jōban Line:
OH05 ‹See TfM›Yoyogi-Uehara 代々木上原 0.8 3.5 C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line (C-01)
OH06 ‹See TfM›Higashi-Kitazawa 東北沢 0.7 4.2   Setagaya
OH07 ‹See TfM›Shimo-Kitazawa 下北沢 0.7 4.9 Keio Inokashira Line (IN05)
OH08 ‹See TfM›Setagaya-Daita 世田谷代田 0.7 5.6  
OH09 ‹See TfM›Umegaoka 梅ヶ丘 0.7 6.3  
OH10 ‹See TfM›Gōtokuji 豪徳寺 0.7 7.0 SG Tokyu Setagaya Line (‹See TfM›Yamashita (SG08))
OH11 ‹See TfM›Kyōdō 経堂 1.0 8.0  
OH12 ‹See TfM›Chitose-Funabashi 千歳船橋 1.2 9.2  
OH13 ‹See TfM›Soshigaya-Ōkura 祖師ヶ谷大蔵 1.4 10.6  
OH14 ‹See TfM›Seijōgakuen-Mae 成城学園前 1.0 11.6  
OH15 ‹See TfM›Kitami 喜多見 1.1 12.7  
OH16 ‹See TfM›Komae 狛江 1.1 13.8   Komae
OH17 ‹See TfM›Izumi-Tamagawa 和泉多摩川 0.6 14.4  
OH18 ‹See TfM›Noborito 登戸 0.8 15.2 JN Nambu Line (JN14) Tama-ku, Kawasaki Kanagawa
OH19 ‹See TfM›Mukōgaoka-Yūen 向ヶ丘遊園 0.6 15.8  
OH20 ‹See TfM›Ikuta 生田 2.1 17.9  
OH21 ‹See TfM›Yomiuri-Land-mae 読売ランド前 1.3 19.2  
OH22 ‹See TfM›Yurigaoka 百合ヶ丘 1.3 20.5   Asao-ku, Kawasaki
OH23 ‹See TfM›Shin-Yurigaoka 新百合ヶ丘 1.0 21.5 OT Odakyu Tama Line (through to ‹See TfM›Karakida from ‹See TfM›Shinjuku/Chiyoda Line)
OH24 ‹See TfM›Kakio 柿生 1.9 23.4 To Tama Line  
OH25 ‹See TfM›Tsurukawa 鶴川 1.7 25.1   Machida Tokyo
OH26 ‹See TfM›Tamagawagakuen-mae 玉川学園前 2.8 27.9  
OH27 ‹See TfM›Machida 町田 2.9 30.8 JH Yokohama Line (JH23)
OH28 ‹See TfM›Sagami-Ōno 相模大野 1.5 32.3 OE Odakyu Enoshima Line (through to ‹See TfM›Katase-Enoshima from ‹See TfM›Shinjuku/‹See TfM›Machida) Minami-ku, Sagamihara Kanagawa
OH29 ‹See TfM›Odakyū-Sagamihara 小田急相模原 2.4 34.7  
OH30 ‹See TfM›Sōbudai-mae 相武台前 2.2 36.9   Zama
OH31 ‹See TfM›Zama 座間 2.3 39.2  
OH32 ‹See TfM›Ebina 海老名 3.3 42.5 Sagami Line
Sotetsu Main Line (SO18)
Ebina
OH33 ‹See TfM›Atsugi 厚木 1.6 44.1 Sagami Line
OH34 ‹See TfM›Hon-Atsugi 本厚木 1.3 45.4   Atsugi
OH35 ‹See TfM›Aikō-Ishida 愛甲石田 3.1 48.5    
OH36 ‹See TfM›Isehara 伊勢原 3.7 52.2   Isehara
OH37 ‹See TfM›Tsurumaki-Onsen 鶴巻温泉 3.7 55.9     Hadano
OH38 ‹See TfM›Tōkaidaigaku-mae 東海大学前 1.1 57.0  
OH39 ‹See TfM›Hadano 秦野 4.7 61.7  
OH40 ‹See TfM›Shibusawa 渋沢 3.9 65.6  
OH41 ‹See TfM›Shin-Matsuda 新松田 6.2 71.8 Gotemba Line (‹See TfM›Matsuda (CB04)) Matsuda,
Ashigarakami
District
OH42 ‹See TfM›Kaisei 開成 2.5 74.3   Kaisei,
Ashigarakami
District
OH43 ‹See TfM›Kayama 栢山 1.9 76.2   Odawara
OH44 ‹See TfM›Tomizu 富水 1.6 77.8  
OH45 ‹See TfM›Hotaruda 螢田 1.4 79.2  
OH46 ‹See TfM›Ashigara 足柄 1.6 80.8  
OH47 ‹See TfM›Odawara 小田原 1.7 82.5

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History

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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+12 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

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See also

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References

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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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