Kaisei Station

{{short description|Railway station in Kaisei, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = 50px
Kaisei Station

| native_name = 開成駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Kaisei station oer.jpg

| alt =

| caption = West Exit of Kaisei Station, October 2005

| other_name =

| address = Yoshidajima 4300-1, Kaisei-machi, Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa-ken 258-0021

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|35|19|34.6|N|139|08|09.2|E|type:railwaystation_scale:3000|display=inline, title}}

| operator = 18px Odakyu Electric Railway

| line = {{colorbull|#0095B6}} Odakyu Odawara Line

| distance = 74.3 km from {{STN|Shinjuku|x}}

| platforms = 2 side platforms

| tracks = 2

| connections =

| code = OH-42

| status = Staffed

| website = {{Official website|1=https://www.odakyu.jp/station/kaisei/}}

| opened = March 4, 1985

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 12,350 daily

| pass_year = FY2019

| map_type = Japan Kanagawa Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Kaisei Station

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Odakyu

|line=Odawara|left=Kayama|right=Shin-Matsuda|note-mid={{SLL|Local|c=blue|t=#FFF}}|note-left=30px|note-right=30px}}

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{{Nihongo|Kaisei Station |開成駅| Kaisei-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kaisei, Ashigarakami District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The station operated by the Odakyu Electric Railway.

Lines

Kaisei Station is served by the Odakyu Odawara Line and is 74.3 kilometers from the line’s terminal at Shinjuku Station.

Station layout

Kaisei Station has two opposed side platforms with two tracks. The station building is built on a cantilevered structure above and to a right angle with the platforms and tracks. An Odakyū 3100 series NSE railcar is preserved in the park outside the east exit of the station .

=Platforms=

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{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|first=3|nidx=Odakyu Odawara Line|linecol=#0095B6|dir=For {{STN|Shin-Matsuda|x}}, {{STN|Sagami-Ono|x}}, {{STN|Shin-Yurigaoka|x}}, and {{STN|Shinjuku|x}}}}

History

Kaisei Station was opened on 4 March 1985 with normal and 6-car limited express services.

Station numbering was introduced in January 2014 with Kaisei being assigned station number OH42.{{Cite web |date=24 December 2013 |title=2014年1月から駅ナンバリングを順次導入します! |trans-title=From January 2014, station numbering will be introduced sequentially! |url=http://www.odakyu.jp/program/info/data.info/8052_1284200_.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026092741/http://www.odakyu.jp/program/info/data.info/8052_1284200_.pdf |archive-date=26 October 2022 |access-date=9 January 2023 |website=odakyu.jp |language=ja}}{{Cite web |last=Kusamichi |first=Yoshikazu |date=28 December 2013 |title=小田急グループ、鉄道から海賊船まで通しの駅番号…2014年1月から順次導入 |trans-title=Odakyu Group, station numbers from railways to pirate ships, Introduced sequentially from January 2014 |url=https://response.jp/article/2013/12/28/213984.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622180450/https://response.jp/article/2013/12/28/213984.html |archive-date=22 June 2020 |access-date=10 January 2023 |website=Response Automotive Media |language=ja}}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 12,350 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url= https://www.odakyu.jp/company/railroad/users/|script-title=ja:鉄道部門:1日平均駅別乗降人員|trans-title=Railway department: Average daily number of passengers by station|publisher= Odakyu Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 29 January 2021}}

The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

class="wikitable"
Fiscal yeardaily average
20058,278{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/369528.pdf|script-title=ja:神奈川県県勢要覧(平成18年度)|trans-title=Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)|language=Japanese|location=Japan|publisher=Tokyo Metropolitan Government|accessdate=26 March 2021}}
201010,004{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/427362.pdf|script-title=ja:神奈川県県勢要覧(平成23年度)|trans-title=Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)|language=Japanese|location=Japan|publisher=Kanagawa Prefecture|accessdate=26 March 2021}}
201510,736{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/877254.pdf|script-title=ja:神奈川県県勢要覧(平成28年度|trans-title=Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)|language=Japanese|location=Japan|publisher=Kanagawa Prefecture|accessdate=26 March 2021|archive-date=1 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801131207/http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/877254.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Bus services

  • Hakone Tozan Bus
  • for Sekimoto (Daiyuzan Station) via Wadagahara Station[https://cops.ssl-odakyu.jp/www.hakone-tozanbus.co.jp/pdf/20191001-21317-002001.pdf Hakone Tozan Bus timetable for Sekimoto]

Surrounding area

  • Kaisei Municipal Kaisei Minami Elementary School

See also

References

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