Tsurumaki-Onsen Station Explained


Tsurumaki-Onsen Station
Native Name:鶴巻温泉駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:2-1-1 Tsurumakikita, Hadano-shi, Kanagawa-ken 257-0001
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.3811°N 139.2779°W
Operator: Odakyu Electric Railway
Line: Odakyu Odawara Line
Distance:55.9 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Code:OH-37
Status:Staffed
Opened:April 1, 1927
Former:Tsurumaki (until 1987)
Passengers:14,963 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Kanagawa Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Tsurumaki-Onsen Station

right|thumb|260px|Approaching Tsurumaki-Onsen Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hadano, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The station operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway.

Lines

Tsurumaki-Onsen Station is served by the Odakyu Odawara Line, and lies 55.9 rail kilometers from the line's terminal at Shinjuku Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms with two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station building is a one-story wooden structure. Outside the station is a stone monument commemorating the 40th anniversary of the completion of the Odakyu Odawara line.

Platforms

History

Tsurumaki-Onsen Station was opened on 1 April 1927, on the Odakyu Odawara Line of the Odakyu Electric Railway with normal and 6-car limited express services as . It was given its present name on 15 March 1937, but reverted to its original name in 1944 as wartime authorities felt that the onsen in the name appeared frivolous in light of wartime austerities. The current name was restored only in 1987.[1]

Station numbering was introduced in January 2014 with Tsurumaki-Onsen being assigned station number OH37.[2] [3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 14,963 passengers daily.[4]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year daily average
200515,797[5]
2010 15,266[6]
2015 15,154[7]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Japanese Wikipedia entry
  2. Web site: 24 December 2013 . 2014年1月から駅ナンバリングを順次導入します! . From January 2014, station numbering will be introduced sequentially! . https://web.archive.org/web/20221026092741/http://www.odakyu.jp/program/info/data.info/8052_1284200_.pdf . 26 October 2022 . 9 January 2023 . odakyu.jp . ja.
  3. Web site: Kusamichi . Yoshikazu . 28 December 2013 . 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 . Odakyu Group, station numbers from railways to pirate ships, Introduced sequentially from January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200622180450/https://response.jp/article/2013/12/28/213984.html . 22 June 2020 . 10 January 2023 . Response Automotive Media . ja.
  4. Web site: https://www.odakyu.jp/company/railroad/users/. ja:鉄道部門:1日平均駅別乗降人員. Railway department: Average daily number of passengers by station. Odakyu Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 29 January 2021.
  5. Web site: http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/369528.pdf. ja:神奈川県県勢要覧(平成18年度). Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005). Japanese. Japan. Tokyo Metropolitan Government. 26 March 2021.
  6. Web site: http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/427362.pdf. ja:神奈川県県勢要覧(平成23年度). Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010). Japanese. Japan. Kanagawa Prefecture. 26 March 2021.
  7. Web site: http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/877254.pdf. ja:神奈川県県勢要覧(平成28年度. Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010). Japanese. Japan. Kanagawa Prefecture. 26 March 2021.