Yomiuriland-mae Station

Yomiuriland-mae Station
読売ランド前駅
North Exit of Yomiuriland-mae Station
Location
Prefecture Kanagawa
(See other stations in Kanagawa)
City Kawasaki
Ward Tama
Neighborhood etc. Ikuta
Postal code214 - 0037
(in Japanese)神奈川県川崎市多摩区西生田
History
Year opened 1927
Former name Nishi-Ikuta Station
Present name since 1964
Rail services
Operator(s) Odakyu Electric Railway
Line(s) Odakyu Odawara Line
Statistics 34,174 passengers/day 2008
There is a bus stop near this 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.

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

Layout

Yomiuriland-mae Station has two opposed side platforms serving two tracks 2 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

Adjacent stations

«Service»[2]
Odakyu Odawara Line
Ikuta   Semi Express (準急)   Yurigaoka
Ikuta   Section Semi Express (区間準急)   Yurigaoka
Ikuta   Local (各駅停車)   Yurigaoka

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 is also located here.

External links

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Notes

Coordinates: 35°36′53″N 139°31′41″E / 35.6147°N 139.5280°E