Yomiuriland-mae Station

Yomiuriland-mae Station 読売ランド前駅
North Exit of Yomiuriland-mae Station
Location	Ikuta, Tama, Kawasaki, Kanagawa （神奈川県川崎市多摩区西生田） Japan
Operated by	Odakyu Electric Railway
Line(s)	Odakyu Odawara Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1927
Previous names	Nishi-Ikuta (until 1964)
Traffic
Passengers (2008)	34,174 daily

Yomiuriland-mae Station (読売ランド前駅 Yomiuri Rando Mae eki) is a railway station on the Odakyu Odawara Line in Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 19.2 rail kilometers from the Odakyu Odawara Line's terminus at Shinjuku Station.

History

Yomiuriland-mae Station opened as Nishi-Ikuta Station (西生田駅 Nishi-Ikuta eki) on April 1, 1927. It became a local stop in 1945, and was promoted to a “Semi-Express” stop in 1946, a “Sakura Semi-Express” stop in 1948, and “Commuter Special Express” stop in 1960. It was renamed to its present name in 1964. A new station concourse was completed in 1995.

Lines

• Odakyu Electric Railway
  • Odawara Line

Layout

Yomiuriland-mae Station has two opposed side platforms serving two tracks 2 tracks^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Odakyu Odawara Line	Westbound (For Sagami-Ono, Hon-Atsugi, and Odawara)
2	■ Odakyu Odawara Line	Eastbound (For Kyodo, Shimo-Kitazawa, Yoyogi-Uehara), Chiyoda line Ayase and Shinjuku

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→[2]
Odakyu Odawara Line
Ikuta		Semi Express (準急)		Yurigaoka
Ikuta		Local (各駅停車)		Yurigaoka

Surroundings

Yomiuriland, home to one of the Yomiuri Giants baseball team's training grounds, as well as a large amusement park is nearby the station. Japan Women's University is also located here.

External links

• Odakyu Station Guide (Japanese)

Notes

1. Map of the station Archived August 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
2. Route map Archived August 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.

Coordinates: 35°36′53″N 139°31′41″E / 35.6147°N 139.5280°E