Chūō-rinkan Station (中央林間駅, Chūō-rinkan-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private railway operators Tokyu Corporation and Odakyu Electric Railway.

DT27
Chūō-rinkan Station

中央林間駅
Chūō-rinkan Station forecourt and taxi stand, 2024
General information
Location3 Chūō-rinkan, Yamato City
Kanagawa Prefecture 242-0007
Japan
Coordinates35°30′27″N 139°26′42″E / 35.5076185°N 139.4449139°E / 35.5076185; 139.4449139
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance35.3 km (21.9 mi) from Shinjuku
Platforms1 island + 2 side platforms
Other information
Station codeDT27 OE-02
History
Opened1 April 1929; 95 years ago (1 April 1929)
Previous namesChūō-rinkantoshi (until 1941)
Passengers
FY2019107,086 (Tokyu)
99,122 (Odakyu) daily
Services
Preceding station Tōkyū Railways Following station
Terminus Den-en-toshi Line
Express
Minami-machida Grandberry Park
DT25
towards Shibuya
Den-en-toshi Line
Semi Express
Local
Tsukimino
DT26
towards Shibuya
Preceding station Odakyu Following station
Yamato
Enoshima Line
Rapid Express
Sagami-Ōno
Terminus
Minami-Rinkan
Enoshima Line
Express
Enoshima Line
Local
Higashi-Rinkan
towards Sagami-Ōno
Location
Chūō-rinkan Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Chūō-rinkan Station
Chūō-rinkan Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Chūō-rinkan Station is located in Japan
Chūō-rinkan Station
Chūō-rinkan Station
Chūō-rinkan Station (Japan)

Lines

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Chūō-rinkan Station is served by the Odakyu Enoshima Line and forms the western terminus of the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line extending from Shibuya Station (Oshiage Station if including the Hanzomon Line) in Tokyo. It is 35.3 km from the Tokyo terminus of the Odakyu Enoshima Line at Shinjuku Station.

Station layout

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

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Odakyu platforms
1 OE Odakyu Enoshima Line for Fujisawa and Katase-Enoshima
2 OE Odakyu Enoshima Line for Sagami-Ōno, Machida, and Shinjuku

Tokyu platforms

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Tokyu platforms, 2024
1/2 DT Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line for Nagatsuta, Futako-tamagawa and Shibuya
Z Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line for Oshiage
TS Tobu Skytree Line for Kita-Koshigaya, Kita-Kasukabe and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
TI Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki
TN Tōbu Nikkō Line for Minami-kurihashi
OM Tōkyū Ōimachi Line for Ōimachi

History

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The station was originally opened as Chūō-rinkantoshi Station (中央林間都市駅) 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

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In fiscal 2019, the Odakyu part of the station was used by an average of 99,122 passengers daily.[1] During the same period, the Tōkyū part of the station was used by an average of 107,086 passengers daily.[2]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year daily average
2005 84,104 91,407 [3]
2010 89,892 98,235 [4]
2015 97,382 105,743 [5]

Surrounding area

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Local transportation

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  • 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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 鉄道部門:1日平均駅別乗降人員 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Odakyu Electric Railway. 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  2. ^ 2020年度乗降人員 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyu Electric Railway. 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  3. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧(平成18年度) [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  4. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧(平成23年度) [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  5. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧(平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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