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Odakyu
, commonly known as Odakyū, is a major railway company based in Tokyo, Japan, best known for its '' Romancecar'' series of limited express trains from Tokyo to Odawara, Enoshima, Tama New Town, and Hakone. The Odakyu Electric Railway Company forms the core of the Odakyu Group, which comprises 101 companies (as of July 14, 2017) and includes the Enoshima Electric Railway, Hakone Tozan Railway, , , and hotel. It is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the Nikkei 225. History Pre-WWII The 83 km line from Shinjuku to Odawara opened for service on April 1, 1927. Unlike the Odawara line, rarely were pre-World War II Japanese private railways constructed with double-track and fully electrified from the first day of operation. Two years later, April 1, 1929, the Enoshima Line was added. The original full name of the railroad was , but this was often shortened to . The abbreviation ''Odakyu'' was made popular by the title song of the 1929 movie '' Tōky� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odakyu Headquarters Building
, commonly known as Odakyū, is a major railway company based in Tokyo, Japan, best known for its '' Romancecar'' series of limited express trains from Tokyo to Odawara, Enoshima, Tama New Town, and Hakone. The Odakyu Electric Railway Company forms the core of the Odakyu Group, which comprises 101 companies (as of July 14, 2017) and includes the Enoshima Electric Railway, Hakone Tozan Railway, , , and hotel. It is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the Nikkei 225. History Pre-WWII The 83 km line from Shinjuku to Odawara opened for service on April 1, 1927. Unlike the Odawara line, rarely were pre-World War II Japanese private railways constructed with double-track and fully electrified from the first day of operation. Two years later, April 1, 1929, the Enoshima Line was added. The original full name of the railroad was , but this was often shortened to . The abbreviation ''Odakyu'' was made popular by the title song of the 1929 movie '' Tōky� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinjuku Station
is a major railway station in the Shinjuku and Shibuya wards in Tokyo, Japan. In Shinjuku, it is part of the Nishi-Shinjuku and Shinjuku districts. In Shibuya, it is located in the Yoyogi and Sendagaya districts. It is the world's busiest railway station. Serving as the main connecting hub for rail traffic between Tokyo's special wards and Western Tokyo on inter-city rail, commuter rail, and subway lines, the station was used by an average of 3.59 million people per day in 2018, making it, by far, the world's busiest station (and registered as such with Guinness World Records). The main JR station and the directly adjacent private railways have a total of 35 platforms, including an underground arcade, above ground arcade and numerous hallways with another 17 platforms (53 total) that can be accessed through hallways to 5 directly connected stations without surfacing outside. The entire above/underground complex has well over 200 exits. Lines Shinjuku is served by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romancecar
The is Odakyu Electric Railway's name for its limited express luxury tourist services south-west of Tokyo, to mountain resorts such as Hakone and Gotemba (Mount Fuji), and beaches such as Odawara and Enoshima. When the service started in 1957 with the 3000 series SE trainset, it broke the world speed record () for a narrow gauge train. This record gave impetus for the design of the first Shinkansen, the 0 series. The 50th anniversary of the Romancecar's narrow gauge world speed record was celebrated September 28, 2007. Some of the latest designs incorporate regenerative braking. Name origin The name comes from ''romance seats'', two-person seats without separating armrests when one-person seats were a norm. Some ''Romancecars'' are equipped with standard seats featuring armrests. Other railroad companies also used "romance cars" or "romance seats" (a Japanese portmanteau for "loveseat") for their special accommodation passenger cars, but Odakyu holds the trademark for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odakyu Group
The is a group of companies centered around the Odakyu Electric Railway company which is based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The group originated as a rail transport operator, but now also has diverse operations such as in real estate, retail, B2B, finance (credit card), fiber optic networking, personal storage, travel sales, and urban, long distance as well as tour bus service. It comprises 101 companies as of July 14, 2017. It also owns several recreational facilities, including a golf course, campground, hot springs resort, and sailing resort, all of which are situated to bring more passengers onto the core business, the railway network. All these are separate companies and retain their own branding and logos, albeit with coordination among group companies and cross ownership, though many do, other member companies may not bear the name Odakyu at all. Transport The railway network of the group includes the three lines of the Odakyu Electric Railway, the Enoshima Electric R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odawara Station
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 kilometer 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), for which Odawara is the terminus. 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 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hakone Tozan Line
The is a mountain railway in Japan operated by the Hakone Tozan Railway. The company belongs to the Odakyu Group, which also owns the Hakone Tozan Cable Car. The section of the line from Odawara Station to Hakone-Yumoto Station began operating in 1919, with the current terminus of Gōra being reached in 1930. Since 2006, only Odakyū Odawara Line trains run on the section from Odawara Station to Hakone-Yumoto Station, as that section was converted from dual-gauge (standard and narrow) to just narrow-gauge. From Gora, travelers can continue up the mountain on the Hakone Tozan Cable Car. The railway is capable of climbing one meter vertically for every 12.5 meters of horizontal distance, a maximum gradient of 8%. The line traverses Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, so the line was carefully designed to limit the impact on scenery. Due to the difficult topography, the line has three switchbacks used to ascend particularly steep sections. The section of the line between H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hakone-Yumoto Station
is a railway station on the Hakone Tozan Line in Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan. Lines Hakone-Yumoto Station is served by the Hakone Tozan Line from to , although all Hakone Tozan Line trains start from this station, and only Odakyu services operate between Hakone-Yumoto and Odawara. The station lies 6.1 kilometers from the line's official starting point at Odawara Station. Odakyu Electric Railway " Romancecar" limited express trains run between Shinjuku and this station. Station layout The station has four tracks. There are some shops, information center for sightseeing and hotel reservations, and bus terminal also in front of the station. Platforms History Hakone-Yumoto station opened on October 1, 1888, as "Odawara Horse-drawn Railway" terminal ''Yumoto Station'', from Kōzu Station (on the Tokaido Main Line), via Odawara Station. On June 1, 1919, a new electrified funicular railway was opened from Hakone-Yumoto to , and the Hakone Tozan Railway (founded 1928) convert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odawara, Kanagawa
is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 188,482 and a population density of 1,700 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Odawara lies in the Ashigara Plains, in the far western portion of Kanagawa Prefecture at the southwestern tip of the Kantō region. It is bordered by the Hakone Mountains to the north and west, the Sakawa River to the east, and Sagami Bay of the Pacific Ocean to the south. Surrounding municipalities Kanagawa Prefecture * Minamiashigara * Ninomiya * Ōi, Kaisei, Nakai *Hakone, Kanagawa, Hakone, Manazuru, Kanagawa, Manazuru, Yugawara, Kanagawa, Yugawara Climate Odawara has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Odawara is 13.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2,144 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keio Inokashira Line
The is a railway line operated by the Japanese private railway operator Keio Corporation in the western suburbs of Tokyo, connecting in Tokyo with in Musashino City. It is not physically connected to the Keio Main Line Network, but a transfer is available at Meidaimae Station. This line is gauge, unlike other Keio lines which are gauge. Operation Keio operates two types of trains on the line: all-stations or () services and limited-stop services. During the daytime off-peak, one local and one express operate every 8 minutes on the line. Stations All stations are in Tokyo. History The line opened in 1933, dual track connecting Shibuya in Tokyo to , owned by , part of the Odakyu Group. The track gauge used was the same as for other Odakyu lines, and the overhead power supply was 600 V DC. The line was extended to in April 1934. In May 1940, the company merged with the Odakyu Electric Railway, and on 1 May 1942, Odakyu merged with to become a part of Tokyo Kyuko El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tama New Town
is a large residential development, straddling the municipalities of Hachiōji, Tama, Inagi and Machida cities, in Tokyo, Japan. It was designed as a new town in 1965. It is approximately long stretching east-west, and between and wide, located in an expanse of hills known as Tama Hills about west of the center of the special wards of Tokyo. It currently has a population of about 200,000, making it the largest housing development in Japan. History During the Japanese post-war economic miracle, a rapid influx of population into Tokyo led land prices to skyrocket, causing many to settle on the cheaper outskirts of the city, leading to an unplanned, rapid urban sprawl. It was feared that, left to its own devices, the uncontrolled expansion of built-up areas would lead to poorly planned communities with insufficient infrastructure to support the population and with poor access to amenities and transport. Tama New Town was planned in 1965 to attempt to ease this pressure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinjuku, Tokyo
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world (Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration centre for the government of Tokyo. As of 2018, the ward has an estimated population of 346,235, and a population density of 18,232 people per km2. The total area is 18.23 km2. Since the end of the Second World War, Shinjuku has been a major secondary center of Tokyo ( ''fukutoshin''), rivaling to the original city center in Marunouchi and Ginza. It literally means "New Inn Ward". Shinjuku is also commonly used to refer to the entire area surrounding Shinjuku Station. The southern half of this area and of the station in fact belong to Yoyogi and Sendagaya districts of the neighboring Shibuya ward. Geography Shinjuku is surrounded by Chiyoda to the east; Bunkyo and Toshima to the north; Nakano to the west, and Shibuya and Min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enoshima Electric Railway
The is a private railway in Japan which connects Kamakura Station in Kamakura with Fujisawa Station in Fujisawa, Kanagawa. Stations en route include , the stop closest to Kōtoku-in, the temple with the colossal outdoor statue of Amida Buddha. The railway is fully owned by the Odakyu Group of companies. Route and operations The route is long and has a rail gauge of . It is single-track; however, five of the route's fifteen stations are equipped with passing loops, allowing for the operation of bi-directional traffic. Included in the route is a short () section of street running between and stations. However, the entire line is governed under the of the Japanese government, being granted an exception to allow for street running (the only other examples of street-running 'railways' being the Keihan Keishin Line, Keihan Ishiyama-Sakamoto Line and the Kumamoto Electric Railway). Trains are electrically powered from 600 V DC overhead lines. The section from Kamakura Statio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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