The Odakyu Electric Railway Company, Ltd. ( 小田急電鉄株式会社 , Odakyū Dentetsu kabushiki gaisha ) , commonly known as Odakyū or Odawara Kyuko, is a major railway company based in Tokyo , Japan, best known for its Romancecar series of limited express trains from Tokyo to Odawara , Enoshima , Tama New Town , and Hakone .
21-611: The Odakyu Electric Railway Company forms the core of the Odakyu Group , which comprises 101 companies (as of July 14, 2017) and includes the Enoshima Electric Railway , Hakone Tozan Railway , Odakyu Bus [ ja ] , Odakyu Department Store [ ja ] , and Hyatt Regency Tokyo [ ja ] hotel. It is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of
42-512: A Lockheed Corporation style monorail system; the system was closed in 2001 when the amusement park was shut down. Since 2000, Odakyū has been adding track in both directions from Izumi-Tamagawa Station , on Tama River, the border station of Tokyo, to just outside Setagaya-Daita Station for expanding the availability of express trains, especially for morning commuter service. The lines between Setagaya-Daita and Higashi-Kitazawa Station are still under construction, however. Odakyu announced that
63-416: A rail transport operator, but has since diversified its operations to include real estate , retail, B2B , finance ( credit card ), fiber optic networking , personal storage, travel sales , and bus services . It also owns several recreational facilities, including a golf course, campground, hot springs resort, and sailing resort, all of which are situated to bring more passengers onto the core business,
84-488: A fire on the compartment. The man escaped and was arrested hours later. Odakyu owns three railway lines directly, and another three lines via subsidiaries. It also operates trains onto the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line , JR East Jōban Line , and JR Central Gotemba Line . (As of March 17, 2018 timetable revision) Romancecar limited express services require a supplementary surcharge. Commuter service
105-831: A large variety of retail. Large department stores by Shinjuku , Machida and Fujisawa stations, called Odakyu Hyakkaten . It also runs a chain of supermarkets called Odakyu OX across west Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture , as well as a chain of convenience stores (Odakyu Mart) and kiosk outlets (OX Shop) found in various Odakyu line stations, of which maintain the OX brand logos. The group member companies even consist of other areas such as affiliated florists and auto dealerships. Odakyu Group includes hotels, resorts (Odakyu Resorts 小田急リゾーツ), travel agencies, outlet malls, golf courses, and restaurants, common among large railway companies in Japan, and even residential apartment blocks. Odakyu also runs
126-548: A number of large hotels, including Odakyu Southern Tower in Yoyogi , as well as others in Shinjuku and Izu Peninsula . Odakyu Engineering provides engineering services to other corporations and partners. Along with Odakyu Electric Railway, Kanagawa Central Transport Kanachu Bus (神奈川中央交通株式会社) is listed on Section 1 of the Tokyo Stock Exchange . OER (Odakyu Electric Railway) is listed on Section 1 of Tokyo Stock Exchange , and
147-496: Is a company on Fortune magazine's Global 500 list. Izumi-Tamagawa Station ↑ Komae ↓ Noborito Izumi-Tamagawa Station ( 和泉多摩川駅 , Izumi-tamagawa-eki ) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Komae, Tokyo , Japan, operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway . Izumi-tamagawa Station is served by the Odakyu Odawara Line from Shinjuku to Odawara , and
168-424: Is located 14.4 km (8.9 mi) from the starting point of the line at Shinjuku Station. The elevated station has two side platforms and four tracks. The outermost tracks typically serve local trains that stop at the station. The two innermost tracks allow express trains to bypass the station. The station's building is located underneath the elevated structure. The space under the train tracks on either side of
189-544: Is shown on each line's page. Commuter services are shown on each line's page. The Odakyu Railway has been included in several Japanese language train simulator programs as well as the English language Microsoft Train Simulator program. Microsoft Train Simulator includes the railway's Odawara and Hakone Tozan lines, collectively referred to as the "Tokyo-Hakone" route, with the 2000 series commuter trainset and
210-609: The 7000 series "LSE" Romancecar trainset being player driveable. Several "activities", or scenarios, are included. Various Odakyu add-ins are available for the BVE Train Simulator, a freeware cab view train simulator for Microsoft Windows. Odakyu Group The Odakyu Group ( 小田急グループ , Odakyū gurūpu ) is a group of companies centered around the Odakyu Electric Railway company based in Shinjuku, Tokyo , Japan. The group originated as
231-831: The Hakone Tozan Railway companies. It operates the Hakone Ropeway . Odakyu, like many railway companies in Japan, also operates an extensive set of feeder buses all throughout the line that complement city bus services, as well as limited long distance bus services. They include 16 brands, major ones are Kanachu Bus (Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu, 神奈中バス・神奈川中央交通), Odakyu Bus (小田急バス), Tachikawa Bus (立川バス), Enoden Bus (江ノ電バス), Odakyu Hakone Highway Bus (小田急箱根高速バス), Hakone Tozan Bus (箱根登山バス), Tokai Bus(東海バス). serving Tokyo ( Tama ), Kanagawa , Hakone / Mount Fuji and Izu Peninsula areas. Other group operations include taxi and Hakone tourist boats. The Odakyu Group member companies runs
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#1732793861565252-673: The Nikkei 225 . The 83 km (52 mi) line from Shinjuku to Odawara opened for service on 1 April 1927. Unlike the Odawara line, rarely were pre-World War II Japanese private railways constructed with double-track and fully electrified from the first day of operation. Two years later, on 1 April 1929, the Enoshima Line was added. The original full name of the railroad was Odawara Express Railway Company, Ltd. ( 小田原急行鉄道株式会社 , Odawara Kyūkō Tetsudō kabushiki gaisha ) , but this
273-622: The Hakone Tozan Railway is 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ) standard gauge , so one track of the section from Odawara to Hakone-Yumoto (6.1 km (3.8 mi)) was changed to a dual gauge system. Odakyu operated the first Romancecar ( 1710 series ) limited express in 1951. After the 1950s, due to rapid Japanese economic growth, Odakyu was faced with an explosive increase of population along with its lines. Commuter passengers had to use very crowded trains every morning, and complained strongly with
294-535: The Romancecar was celebrated in September 2007. Station numbers were introduced to all Odakyū Line stations in 2014, with stations numbered using the prefix "OH". Odakyu are the current shirt sponsors of football club Machida Zelvia . On 6 August 2021, a mass stabbing incident occurred on one of its commuter services when a man stabbed nine passengers , seriously injuring a woman before trying to ignite
315-646: The bottle-neck will be resolved by 2013. All of its lines are double- or quadruple-tracked within Tokyo Metropolis as of March 2018 , a project first decided in December 1964 but due to NIMBY land acquisition difficulties, complex and expensive workarounds were constructed and finished, taking a half century. The main or Odawara Line acts as a bypass route for the Tōkaidō Main Line from Tokyo to western Kanagawa. The Romancecar 3000 series "SE"
336-541: The delay of improvements from the railway company. Odakyu began construction on the - "Shinjuku Station Great Improvement Project" setting 5 lines and 10 platforms long enough for 10 standard commuter cars with service on the Chiyoda Line, among others. Plans for a four-track system in 1964 were prevented by residents of Setagaya Ward in Tokyo, as such the system remains uncompleted. The Setagaya Residents' opposition set
357-469: The end of World War II . The company regained its independence on June 1, 1948, and it obtained a large amount of Hakone Tozan Railway stocks, instead of separating Keio Inokashira Line for Keio Corporation . Odakyu restarted Non-stop Limited Express service between Shinjuku and Odawara in 1948. In 1950, Odakyu trains ran through to Hakone-Yumoto on Hakone Tozan Line . Odakyu uses 1,067 mm ( 3 ft 6 in ) narrow gauge tracks, but
378-480: The railway network. As of July 14, 2017, the group comprises 101 companies. All are separate companies and retain their own branding and logos, albeit with coordination among group companies and cross ownership. Not all member companies use the name Odakyu, though many do. The railway network of the group includes the three lines of the Odakyu Electric Railway, the Enoshima Electric Railway , and
399-483: The stage for a long-term and remarkable case in the courts and legislature. Odakyu could not take main part of transport from Tama New Town Area, though Odakyu started the operation of Tama Line in 1974. To serve its Mukōgaoka-Yūen Amusement Park, Odakyu operated the Mukōgaoka-Yūen Monorail Line between Mukōgaoka-Yūen and Mukōgaoka-Yūen-Seimon (1.1 km (0.68 mi), 2 stations) beginning in 1966 using
420-515: Was often shortened to Odawara Kyūkō ( 小田原急行 , "Odawara Express") . The abbreviation Odakyu was made popular by the title song of the 1929 movie Tōkyō kōshinkyoku and eventually became the official name of the railroad on March 1, 1941. On 1 May 1942, Odakyu merged with the Tokyo-Yokohama Electric Railway company (now Tokyu Corporation ), which controlled all private railway services west and south of Tokyo by
441-541: Was tested at speeds of up to 145 km/h (90 mph) in 1957, achieving a world record for narrow gauge 1,067 mm ( 3 ft 6 in ) lines at the time. These tests also provided important data on high-speed electric multiple units (EMU), which Japanese National Railways (JNR) used for its limited express EMUs, 151 series , and 0 Series Shinkansen introduced in the early 1960s. Odakyu celebrated its 80th anniversary in April 2007. The 50th anniversary of
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