is a railway station on the

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, Japan, operated by the private railway operator

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Lines

Kaminoge Station is served by the 10.4 km

from to , and is located 9.2 km from the starting point of the line at Oimachi. It is numbered "OM14".

Station layout

The station has a single

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

below the surrounding ground level, serving two tracks, with an additional outer track to allow non-stop express trains to pass in the " up" (Oimachi) direction.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 1 November 1929. Kaminoge station was rebuilt, with building work completed in March 2011. The new station building was designed by the architect

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Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 20,830 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

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Gotoh Museum The is a private museum in the Kaminoge district of Setagaya on the southwest periphery of Tokyo. It was opened in 1960, displaying the private collection of Keita Gotō, chairman of the Tokyu Group. Today's collection is centered on the origin ...

* St. Mary's International School

References

External links

Tokyu station information
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