Ōkawa Station

For other uses, see Ōkawa Station (disambiguation).
JI61
Ōkawa Station

大川駅
Ōkawa Station in October 2008
General information
LocationŌkawa-chō, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210-0858
Japan
Coordinates35°29′43.6″N 139°42′41″E / 35.495444°N 139.71139°E / 35.495444; 139.71139
Operated by
Line(s)JI Tsurumi Line
Distance5.1 km from Tsurumi
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
Station codeJI61
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened10 March 1926
Passengers
[1]1009 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Anzen
JI06
towards Tsurumi
 Tsurumi Line
Ōkawa branch
 Terminus
Location
Ōkawa Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Ōkawa Station
Ōkawa Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Ōkawa Station is located in Japan
Ōkawa Station
Ōkawa Station
Ōkawa Station (Japan)

Ōkawa Station (大川駅, Ōkawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

Ōkawa Station is the terminus of the Ōkawa branch of the Tsurumi Line, and is 5.1 km from the western terminus of the line at Tsurumi Station. Services on the Ōkawa branch only run during peak hours.

Station layout

Ōkawa Station platform in August 2005

The station consists of a single side platform serving a single track for both inbound and outbound trains. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1 JI Tsurumi Line
(Ōkawa Branch) 		for Anzen, Bentembashi and Tsurumi

History

Ōkawa Station opened on 10 March 1926, as a freight-handling station on the privately held Tsurumi Rinko Railway (鶴見臨港鉄道, Tsurumi Rinko Tetsudo).[2] Passenger services started on October 28, 1930.[2] The line was nationalized on July 1, 1943, and was later absorbed into the Japanese National Railways (JNR) network.[2] The station has been unattended since March 1, 1971.[citation needed] With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2]

Surrounding area

  • Nisshin Seifun Tsurumi Factory
  • Showa Denko Kawasaki Office
  • Mitsubishi Kakoki Headquarters, Kawasaki Seisakusho
  • Okawa Industrial Park

See also

References

  1. ^ Kawasaki City statistics. Average number of boarding passengers in 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 73. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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