Chūō-rinkan Station
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中央林間 | |
|---|---|
 Chūō-Rinkan Station forecourt and taxi stand | |
| General information | |
| Location | 3 Chūō-Rinkan |
| Operated by | Tokyu Corporation Odakyu Electric Railway |
| Line(s) | Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line Odakyū Enoshima Line |
Chūō-Rinkan Station (中央林間駅, Chūō-Rinkan-eki) is an interchange railway station operated by Tokyu Corporation's Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line and the Odakyu Electric Railway's Odakyū Enoshima Line in Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan. It is a terminus of the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line and is 35.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Odakyū Enoshima Line at Shinjuku Station.
Lines
Station layout
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 small, unmanned ticket gate from 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
| 1 | ■ Odakyu Enoshima Line | for Fujisawa and Katase-Enoshima |
| 2 | ■ Odakyu Enoshima Line | for Sagami-Ōno, Odakyu, and Shinjuku |
Tokyu platforms
| 1/2 | ■ Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line | for Nagatsuta, Futako-Tamagawa, Shibuya, (Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line Direct) Oshiage, (Tobu Skytree Line Direct) Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, (Tobu Isesaki Line Direct) Saitama, (Tōbu Nikkō Line Direct) Minami-Kurihashi ・ (Tōkyū Ōimachi Line Direct) Ōimachi |
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odakyu Enoshima Line | ||||
| Limited Express Enoshima: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Sagami-Ōno | Rapid Express | Kanagawa | ||
| Sagami-Ōno | Express | Minami-Rinkan | ||
| Higashi-Rinkan | Local | Minami-Rinkan | ||
| Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line | ||||
| Minami-Machida | Express | Terminus | ||
| Nagatsuta | Semi Express | Terminus | ||
| Tsukimino | Local | Terminus | ||
History
The station was originally opened as Chūō-Rinkantoshi Station (中央林間都市) on April 1, 1929 on the Odakyū Enoshima Line. On October 15, 1941 it was renamed to its present name. The Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line was extended to Chūō-Rinkan Station on April 9, 1984.
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 Odakyū line north exit.
References
- Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7
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