Yomiuriland-mae Station

Yomiuriland-mae Station (読売ランド前駅, Yomiuri Rando Mae eki) is a railway station on the Odakyu Odawara Line in Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 19.2 rail kilometers from the Odakyu Odawara Line's terminus at Shinjuku Station.


Yomiuriland-mae Station

読売ランド前駅
South Exit of Yomiuriland-mae Station, 2018
LocationIkuta, Tama, Kawasaki, Kanagawa
(神奈川県川崎市多摩区西生田)
Japan
Operated byOdakyu Electric Railway
Line(s)Odakyu Odawara Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened1927
Previous namesNishi-Ikuta (until 1964)
Passengers
200834,174 daily
Services
Preceding station   Odakyu   Following station
toward Hon-Atsugi
Odawara Line
Commuter Semi Express
toward Isehara
Odawara Line
Semi Express
Odawara Line
Local

History

Yomiuriland-mae Station opened as Nishi-Ikuta Station (西生田駅, Nishi-Ikuta eki) on April 1, 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.

Lines

Station platforms, 2018

Layout

Yomiuriland-mae Station has two opposed side platforms serving two tracks.[1]

Platforms

1  Odakyu Odawara Line Westbound (For Sagami-Ono, Hon-Atsugi, and Odawara)
2  Odakyu Odawara Line Eastbound (For Kyodo, Shimo-Kitazawa, Yoyogi-Uehara), Chiyoda line Ayase and Shinjuku

Surroundings

Yomiuriland, 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.

Notes


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