Yomiuriland-mae Station

Yomiuriland-mae Station 読売ランド前駅
File:Odakyu Yomiurirandomae eki 1.jpg 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

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		»
Odakyu Odawara Line
Ikuta		Semi Express (準急)		Yurigaoka
Ikuta		Section Semi Express (区間準急)		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)