Odawara Station
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Template:Nihongo is a junction and interchange railway station located in the city of Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan, operated jointly by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). It is a gateway station to the Hakone area. It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company.
Lines
Odawara Station is a station on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen with regional service provided by the Tōkaidō Main Line. It is located 83.9 kilometers from the terminus of these lines at Tokyo Station. Some trains of the Shōnan-Shinjuku Line also stop at Odawara. Local services are provided by the private railway companies Odakyu Electric Railway (Odawara Line), Izu-Hakone Railway (Daiyuzan Line) and the Hakone Tozan Railway (Hakone Tozan Line), all of which terminate at Odawara Station.
Station layout
Odawara Station has a complex platform layout. The Tōkaidō Shinkansen has two elevated opposed side platforms. Tōkaidō Main Line and Shōnan-Shinjuku Line trains operated from two island platforms. The JR companies have staffed Midori no Madoguchi ticket offices and seat reservation counters. The Izu-Hakone Railway has two bay platforms. The Odakyu Electric Railway and Hakone Tozan Railway share two island platforms with a cutout arrangement.
Izu-Hakone Railway platforms
JR East platforms
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Odakyu and Hakone Tozan platforms
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JR Central platforms
History
What is now the JR East station opened on 21 October 1920.<ref name="jnr1985">Template:Cite book</ref> The Odakyu Electric Railway station opened on 1 April 1927.<ref name="terada2013">Template:Cite book</ref>
Station numbering was introduced to the Odakyu Line in January 2014 with Odawara being assigned station number OH47.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Accidents
In April 2002, a person was hit and killed by a non-stop up train at the station after climbing down from the platform onto the Shinkansen track.<ref name="sato2011">Template:Cite book</ref>
In July 2007, a person was hit and killed by a non-stop train at the station after climbing down from the platform onto the Shinkansen track.<ref name="sato2011"/>
In December 2008, a woman was hit and killed by a down non-stop train at the station after climbing down from the platform onto the Shinkansen track.<ref name="sato2011"/>
In April 2009, a man was hit and killed by a down non-stop train at the station after climbing down from the platform onto the Shinkansen track.<ref name="sato2011"/>
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the JR East station was used by an average of 33,460 passengers daily.<ref name="jreast2019stats">Template:Cite web</ref> The Shinkansen station was used by 11,245 passengers, the Odakyu station was used by 62,396 passengers, the Hakone Tozan portion of the station by 10,638 and the Izukyu portion by 8,773 passengers.
Surrounding area
See also
References
External links
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- Odawara Station information (JR East) Template:In lang
- Odawara Station Train Tracks (JR East)
- Odawara Station information (JR Central) Template:In lang
- Odawara Station information (Odakyu) Template:In lang
- Odawara Station Map (Hakone Navi)
- Hakone Tozan Train information (Hakone Tozan Railway)
- Bus stop guide Template:Webarchive (Hakone Tozan Bus)
- Railway & Bus information (Izuhakone) Template:In lang