is an interchange passenger

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located in the city of

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, Japan. It is operated by the private railway operators

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and

Odakyu Electric Railway , 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 fo ...

Lines

Chūō-Rinkan Station is served by the

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and forms the western terminus of the

Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line The is a major commuter line operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation and connecting south-western suburbs of Tokyo and neighbouring Kanagawa Prefecture, with its western terminus of , to a major railway junction of western d ...

extending from

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(

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if including the Hanzomon Line) in Tokyo. It is 35.3 km from the Tokyo terminus of the Odakyu Enoshima Line at

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Station layout

The Odakyu portion of the station is above-ground and has two opposed

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s serving two tracks. The central exit leads to the west end of the station building, and to transfer to the Den-en-toshi Line. There is also a small, unstaffed ticket gate at the north end of the west platform. The Tokyu portion of the stations is underground, and has a single island platform serving two tracks. The ticket gate leads to the east end of the station building and transfer to the Odakyu line. The station consists of two buildings, with a very small, covered, pedestrian street in the middle.

Odakyu platforms

Tokyu platforms

History

The station was originally opened as on April 1, 1929, on the Odakyu Enoshima Line. On October 15, 1941, it was renamed to its present name. The Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line was extended to Chūō-Rinkan Station on April 9, 1984.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the Odakyu part of the station was used by an average of 99,122 passengers daily. During the same period, the Tōkyū part of the station was used by an average of 107,086 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

Local transportation

* Taxis – there is a taxi stand on the square outside the east side of the station building (near the Denentoshi line ticket gate) * Other – the Sagami Country Club, a golf club, has a shuttle bus to the golf club, operating regularly from the Odakyu north exit.

References

External links

Odakyu station information

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chuo-Rinkan Station Railway stations in Kanagawa Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1929 Odakyū Enoshima Line Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line Stations of Odakyu Electric Railway Stations of Tokyu Corporation Railway stations in Yamato, Kanagawa