Katase-Enoshima Station

Katase-Enoshima Station (片瀬江ノ島駅, Katase-Enoshima-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan and operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway.


Katase-Enoshima Station

片瀬江ノ島
Katase-Enoshima Station, March 2020
General information
Location2-15-3 Katase-Kaigan, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa-ken 251-0035
Japan
Coordinates35°18′32″N 139°29′00″E / 35.30889°N 139.48333°E / 35.30889; 139.48333
Operated by Odakyu Electric Railway
Line(s) Odakyu Enoshima Line
Distance27.6 km from Sagami-Ōno
Platforms2 bay platforms
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus terminal
Other information
Station codeOE16
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 April 1929
Rebuilt2018-2020
Passengers
FY201919,828 daily
Services
Preceding station Odakyu Following station
Terminus Romancecar Fujisawa
towards Shinjuku or Kita-Senju
Enoshima Line
Rapid Express
Express
Fujisawa
towards Sagami-Ōno
Enoshima Line
Local
Kugenuma-Kaigan
towards Sagami-Ōno
Location
Katase-Enoshima Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Katase-Enoshima Station
Katase-Enoshima Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Katase-Enoshima Station is located in Japan
Katase-Enoshima Station
Katase-Enoshima Station
Katase-Enoshima Station (Japan)

Lines

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Katase-Enoshima Station forms the southern terminus of the 27.6 km Odakyu Enoshima Line starting at Sagami-Ōno. It is 59.9 kilometers from the Tokyo terminus of Odakyu at Shinjuku Station. It is also within walking distance of Enoshima Station on the Enoshima Electric Railway (Enoden) and Shonan-Enoshima Station on the Shonan Monorail.

Station layout

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Katase-Enoshima Station has two bay platforms serving three tracks, which are connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station building is designed to evoke the image of Ryūgū-jō, or Dragon Palace, the underwater dwelling in the Urashima Taro fable.

Platforms

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1, 2  Odakyu Enoshima Line for Fujisawa, Sagami-Ōno, and Shinjuku
3  Odakyu Enoshima Line for alighting passengers only
4  Odakyu Enoshima Line for Fujisawa, Sagami-Ōno, and Shinjuku

History

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Katase-Enoshima Station opened on April 1, 1929.[1]

Work commenced in February 2018 to rebuild and modernize the station, and was completed at the end of July 2020.[2]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 19,828 passengers daily.[3]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year daily average
2005 17,024[4]
2010 18,391[5]
2015 20,692[6]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  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.
  2. ^ 片瀬江ノ島駅の改良工事を実施します [Katase-Enoshima Station to be modernized] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Odakyu Electric Railway. 12 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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