Kurihira Station

Kurihira Station (栗平駅, Kurihira-eki) is a railway station on the Odakyu Tama Line in Asao-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway.

Kurihira Station 栗平駅
The north entrance to Kurihira Station in July 2013
Location	2-1-1 Kurihira, Asao-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken Japan
Coordinates	35.605987°N 139.480909°E / 35.605987; 139.480909
Operated by	Odakyu Electric Railway
Line(s)	Odakyu Tama Line
Distance	2.8 km from Shin-Yurigaoka
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	OT-2
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 June 1974
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011)	21,465 daily
Services
Preceding station   Odakyu   Following station Odakyū-Tama-Center toward Karakida Tama Line Rapid Express Commuter Express Shin-Yurigaoka toward Shinjuku Tama Line Express Shin-Yurigaoka toward Shinjuku or Ayase Kurokawa toward Karakida Tama Line Local Satsukidai toward Shinjuku or Ayase
Location
Kurihira Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture Show map of Kanagawa Prefecture Kurihira Station Kurihira Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kurihira Station is served by the Odakyu Tama Line, and lies 2.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shin-Yurigaoka Station.[1]

Station layout

Kurihira Station is an elevated station with two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is elevated, and built on a cantilever extending over the platforms and tracks.

Platforms

1	■ Odakyu Tama Line	for Odakyu-Tama-Center and Karakida
2	■ Odakyu Tama Line	for Shin-Yurigaoka and Shinjuku

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  The south entrance in February 2007
• 
  The platforms in July 2013

History

Kurihira Station was opened on June 1, 1974.[1] In the 2002, the station became a stop for the Tama Express, and from 2004 for the Section Semi-Express trains. The station building was remodeled in 2006.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 21,465 passengers daily.[1]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

• Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7

1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 237. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)