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| Odakyū Odawara Line |
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Limited Express train
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1067 mm |
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1500 = |
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110 km/h |
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The Odawara Line (小田原線, Odawara-sen?) is the main line of a Japanese private railway operator Odakyū Electric Railway. It stretches 82.5 km from Shinjuku in central Tokyo through the southwest suburbs to the city of Odawara in Kanagawa Prefecture, the gateway to Hakone. It is a heavy commuter line and is also known for its "Odakyū Romancecar" Limited Express service. From Yoyogi-Uehara some trains continue onto the Chiyoda Line of Tokyo Metro and beyond to the East Japan Railway Company Jōban Line.
[edit] History
The entire stretch of the line was opened on April 1, 1927 by the operator. In 1942 Odakyū was merged to Tōkyū and the line was named Odawara Line. After the World War 2 in 1948 the greater Tōkyū was divided and the line was transferred to the newly founded Odakyū.
To Hakone Tozan Railway line, after dual-gauged (1435&#nbsp;mm for Hakone Tozan and 1067 for Odakyū), through operation began in 1950 for touristic interest to Hakone area. A bypass track was laid in 1955 to Matsuda Station on Gotemba Line of the then Japanese National Railways, and Limited Express service started. To function as a bypass to downtown Tokyo, through service to Chiyoda Line of Tokyo Metro commenced in 1978, via Yoyogi-Uehara.
Currently a track upgrading project is carried between Yoyogi-Uehara and Mukōgaoka-Yūen, quadrupling the tracks by Odakyū and level separating by Tokyo metropolitan government. The section between Yoyogi-Uehara and Setagaya-Daita is being worked. Originally a viaduct was planned but changed to underground tracks, and work on the tunnel between Setagaya-Daita and Higashi-Kitazawa is now ongoing.
[edit] Services
Destinations are from Shinjuku unless noted.
| Limited Express (特急, Tokkyū?) Romancecar |
| Extra charge for seat reservation and rapid service. Carriages are exclusively for this purpose. Collecively called "Romance car" for service, train and carriage. To Odawara, Katase-Enoshima on Enoshima Line, Karakida on Tama Line, Hakone-Yumoto on Hakone Tozan Railway, Central Japan Railway Company Gotenba Line. |
| Rapid Express (快速急行, Kaisoku Kyūkō?) |
| Very few stops, especially near Shinjuku. |
| Express (急行, Kyūkō?) |
| Mostly to Odawara, some to Enoshima and Hakone Tozan lines. A few up trains in the morning, from Karakida to Chiyoda and beyond, to JR East Jōban lines. Through operation to Hakone-Yumoto ceased on 15 March 2008. |
| Tama Express (多摩急行, Tama Kyūkō?) |
| Service from Karakida through to Yoyogi-Uehara. Continues as the Chiyoda line to Ayase |
| Semi Express (準急, Junkyū?) |
| Local service in the suburbs, only stopping at major or transfer stations in Tokyo |
| Section Semi Express (区間準急 , Kukan Junkyū?) |
| Duplicates the Semi-Express service but has more stops in Tokyo |
| Local (各駅停車, Kakueki Teisha?) |
[edit] Stations
For distances and connections, see the route diagram, and for "Limited Express" service, Odakyu Electric Railway.
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| Shinjuku |
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Shinjuku, Tokyo |
| Minami-Shinjuku |
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Shibuya, Tokyo |
| Sangūbashi |
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| Yoyogi-Hachiman |
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| Yoyogi-Uehara |
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| Higashi-Kitazawa |
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Setagaya, Tokyo |
| Shimo-Kitazawa |
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| Setagaya-Daita |
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| Umegaoka |
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| Gōtokuji |
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| Chitose-Funabashi |
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| Soshigaya-Ōkura |
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| Seijōgakuen-Mae |
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| Kitami |
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| Komae |
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Komae, Tokyo |
| Izumi-Tamagawa |
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| Noborito |
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Tama Ward, Kanagawa |
| Mukōgaoka-Yūen |
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| Ikuta |
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| Yomiuri-Land-Mae |
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| Yurigaoka |
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Asao, Kanagawa |
| Shin-Yurigaoka |
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| Kakio |
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| Tsurukawa |
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Machida, Tokyo |
| Tamagawagakuen-Mae |
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| Machida |
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Sagamihara, Kanagawa |
| Odakyū-Sagamihara |
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| Sōbudai-Mae |
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Zama |
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| Ebina |
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Ebina, Kanagawa |
| Atsugi |
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Atsugi, Kanagawa |
| Aikō-Ishida |
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| Isehara |
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Isehara, Kanagawa |
| Tsurumaki-Onsen |
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Hadano, Kanagawa |
| Tōkaidaigaku-Mae |
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| Hadano |
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| Shibusawa |
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Matsuda, Kanagawa |
| Kaisei |
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Kaisei, Kanagawa |
| Kayama |
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Odawara, Kanagawa |
| Tomizu |
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| Hotaruda |
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| Ashigara |
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[edit] Miscellanea
- The Shinjuku - Hakone route is included in Microsoft Train Simulator.
[edit] External links
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