Machida Station (Odakyu)

Machida Station
町田駅
Location 6-12-20 Haramachida, Machida-shi, Tokyo
(東京都町田市原町田六丁目12-20 )
Japan
Operated by Odakyu Electric Railway
Line(s) Odakyu Odawara Line
Platforms 2 island platforms
History
Opened 1927
Previous names Shin-Haramachida (until 1976)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 289,013

Machida Station (町田駅 Machida-eki) is a railway station on the Odawara Line of Odakyu Electric Railway located in Machida, Tokyo, Japan, adjacent to Machida Station of the JR Yokohama Line.

Lines

Machida Station is served by the Odakyu Odawara Line from Shinjuku to Odawara, and is located 30.8 km from the starting point of the line at Shinjuku Station.

Layout


Odakyu Machida Station
Track Layout
Legend

Tamagawagakuen-mae

4 3 2 1
Tokyo-Kanagawa Route 3

Tokyo Route 47

Sagami-Ōno

The station has two elevated island platforms serving four tracks, located inside a station building containing a supermarket and department store.

Platforms

1  Odakyu Odawara Line Westbound (For Sagami-Ōno, Yamato, Shonandai, Fujisawa and Katase-Enoshima)
2  Odakyu Odawara Line Westbound (For Sagami-Ōno, Ebina, Hon-Atsugi, Shin-Matsuda and Odawara)
3  Odakyu Odawara Line Eastbound (For Kyōdō, Shimo-Kitazawa, Yoyogi-Uehara, Shinjuku and Ayase)
4  Odakyu Odawara Line Eastbound (For Kyodo, Shimo-Kitazawa, Yoyogi-Uehara and Shinjuku)

History

The station opened on 1 April 1927 as Shin-Haramachida Station (新原町田駅). It was renamed to its present name on 11 April 1976. The current station building and Odakyu Department Store opened on 23 September 1976.

Adjacent stations

Service
Odakyu Odawara Line
Shin-Yurigaoka
Mukōgaoka-Yūen
Shinjuku
  Limited Express   Hon-Atsugi
Odawara
Shin-Yurigaoka   Rapid Express   Sagami-Ōno
Shin-Yurigaoka   Express   Sagami-Ōno
Tamagawagakuen-mae   Semi Express   Sagami-Ōno
Tamagawagakuen-mae   Local   Sagami-Ōno

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 289,013 passengers daily).[1]

References

  1. 私鉄の駅別乗降車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
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Coordinates: 35°32′39.17″N 139°26′43.07″E / 35.5442139°N 139.4452972°E / 35.5442139; 139.4452972

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