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DT27 Chūō-rinkan Station 中央林間駅
Chūō-rinkan Station forecourt and taxi stand, 2024
General information
Location	3 Chūō-rinkan, Yamato City Kanagawa Prefecture 242-0007 Japan
Coordinates	35°30′27″N 139°26′42″E / 35.5076185°N 139.4449139°E / 35.5076185; 139.4449139
Operated by	Tōkyū Railways Odakyu Electric Railway
Line(s)	DT Den-en-toshi Line Odakyu Enoshima Line
Distance	35.3 km (21.9 mi) from Shinjuku
Platforms	1 island + 2 side platforms
Other information
Station code	DT27 OE-02
History
Opened	1 April 1929; 95 years ago (1 April 1929)
Previous names	Chūō-rinkantoshi (until 1941)
Passengers
FY2019	107,086 (Tokyu) 99,122 (Odakyu) daily
Services
Preceding station Tōkyū Railways Following station Terminus Den-en-toshi LineExpress Minami-machida Grandberry ParkDT25towards Shibuya Den-en-toshi LineSemi ExpressLocal TsukiminoDT26towards Shibuya Preceding station Odakyu Following station Yamatotowards Katase-Enoshima Enoshima LineRapid Express Sagami-ŌnoTerminus Minami-Rinkantowards Katase-Enoshima Enoshima LineExpress Enoshima LineLocal Higashi-Rinkantowards Sagami-Ōno
Location Chūō-rinkan StationLocation within Kanagawa PrefectureShow map of Kanagawa PrefectureChūō-rinkan StationChūō-rinkan Station (Japan)Show map of Japan

Chūō-rinkan Station (中央林間駅, Chūō-rinkan-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private railway operators Tokyu Corporation and Odakyu Electric Railway.

Lines

Chūō-rinkan Station is served by the Odakyu Enoshima Line and forms the western terminus of the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line extending from Shibuya Station (Oshiage Station if including the Hanzomon Line) in Tokyo. It is 35.3 km from the Tokyo terminus of the Odakyu Enoshima Line at Shinjuku Station.

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 a small, unstaffed ticket gate at 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

Tokyu platforms

History

The station was originally opened as Chūō-rinkantoshi Station (中央林間都市駅) on April 1, 1929, on the Odakyu Enoshima Line. On October 15, 1941, it was renamed to its present name. The Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line was extended to Chūō-rinkan Station on April 9, 1984.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the Odakyu part of the station was used by an average of 99,122 passengers daily. During the same period, the Tōkyū part of the station was used by an average of 107,086 passengers daily.

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

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 Odakyu north exit.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 鉄道部門：1日平均駅別乗降人員 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Odakyu Electric Railway. 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
2. 2020年度乗降人員 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyu Electric Railway. 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
3. 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
4. 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成23年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
5. 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

External links

Media related to Chūō-Rinkan Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Odakyu station information (in Japanese)
• Tokyu station information (in Japanese)

• Stations of Odakyu Electric Railway
• Railway stations in Kanagawa Prefecture
• Stations of Tokyu Corporation
• Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line
• Railway stations in Japan opened in 1929
• Odakyū Enoshima Line
• Railway stations in Yamato, Kanagawa