Mukogaoka-Yuen Station platforms - May 11 2021 various 10 57 03 167000

is a passenger

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located in the Noborito neighborhood of Tama-ku, Kawasaki,

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and operated by the

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operator

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Lines

Mukōgaoka-Yūen Station is served by the

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, with some through services to and from in Tokyo. It lies from the Shinjuku

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Station layout

The station consists of two

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s serving four tracks, which are connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

History

Mukōgaoka-Yūen Station was opened on 1 April 1927 as . During the same year, a small

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begins operating between this station and Mukogaoka-Yuen Amusement Park. The station was renamed to its present name in 1955. The steam locomotive service ceased in 1965, and then following year, the

Mukōgaoka-Yūen Monorail The was a privately owned monorail system connecting Mukōgaoka-Yūen Station to the main gate of the Mukōgaoka Yūen amusement park. History Odakyu opened both the Odakyū Odawara Line electric railway from Tokyo to Odawara and the Mukōgaoka ...

began operations. This was discontinued in 2001, and the Mukōgaoka-Yūen Amusement Park ceased operations in 2002.

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was introduced in January 2014 with Noborito being assigned station number OH19.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 67,384 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

*Fujiko F Fujio Museum *

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* Taro Okamoto Museum of Art *Tama Ward Office

References

External links

* Odakyu Odawara Line Railway stations in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Railway stations in Japan opened in 1927 {{Kanagawa-railstation-stub