is a passenger

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located in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki,

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, Japan, operated by

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(JR East).

Lines

Odasakae Station is served by the 4.1 km

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between and . Located between and Hama-Kawasaki, it is 2.7 km from the starting point of the line at Shitte.

Station layout

The station consists of two

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s approximately 50 m long serving two tracks on the otherwise single-track line. The platforms are separated by the Odasakae level crossing, with the down (Hama-Kawasaki-bound) platform located on the north-west (Shitte) side, and the up (Shitte-bound) platform on the south-east (Hama-Kawasaki) side.

Platforms

File:JR_Odasakae_sta_002.jpg, The entrance to the Hama-Kawasaki-bound platform (platform 1) in March 2016 File:Odasakae Station down platform 20160116.JPG, The Hama-Kawasaki-bound platform (platform 1) under construction in January 2016 File:Odasakae Station up platform 20160116.JPG, The Shitte-bound platform (platform 2) under construction in January 2016

History

Details of the proposed station were announced by JR East in January 2015, with the station provisionally named . A public ballot was held in August 2015 to select the name of the new station from among three candidates: , , and . The name Odasakae was announced in September 2015. The total construction cost of approximately 548 million yen was borne equally by JR East and the city of Kawasaki.The stationeries was opened on March 26, 2016. File:小田栄駅.JPG, Construction on the site of the up platform in October 2015 File:Odasakae Station level crossing 20160116.JPG, Odasakae level crossing in January 2016, with the up platform under construction on the right From 1 October 2016, JR East has introduced station numbering in the Tokyo area, with Odasakae Station becoming "JN 53".

Passenger statistics

The station is expected to be used by an average of approximately 3,500 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

* Higashi-Oda Elementary School

References

External links

JR East station information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Odasakae Station Nambu Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Kanagawa Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 2016