Okawa Station
Encyclopedia
is a railway station operated by East Japan Railway Company
(JR East) in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki
, Kanagawa Prefecture
, Japan
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of the Ōkawa branch of the Tsurumi Line
, and is 5.1 kilometers from the terminus at Tsurumi Station
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for both inbound and outbound trains.
on July 1, 1943, and was later absorbed into the Japan National Railway (JNR) network. The station has been unattended since March 1, 1971. Upon the privatization
of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987 the station has been operated by JR East.
East Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
(JR East) in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki
Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki
is one of the seven wards of the city of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 216,826 and a density of 5,530 persons per km². The total area was 39.21 km²...
, Kanagawa Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...
, Japan
Japan
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Lines
Ōkawa Station is the terminusTerminal Station
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of the Ōkawa branch of the Tsurumi Line
Tsurumi Line
The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It provides passenger service along a 7 km between Tsurumi Station in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama and Ōgimachi Station in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki. Branches bring the total length of track to 9.7 km. The...
, and is 5.1 kilometers from the terminus at Tsurumi Station
Tsurumi Station
is a railway station operated by JR East located in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is an interchange between the Keihin-Tōhoku Line and the Tsurumi Line , and is 52.0 kilometers from the terminus of the Keihin-Tōhoku Line at Ōmiya Station...
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Station layout
Ōkawa Station has a single side platformSide platform
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for both inbound and outbound trains.
Platforms
Adjacent stations
History
Ōkawa Station was opened on July 20, 1924 as a station on the privately-held initially for freight operations only. Passenger services were started from October 28, 1930. The line was nationalizedNationalization
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on July 1, 1943, and was later absorbed into the Japan National Railway (JNR) network. The station has been unattended since March 1, 1971. Upon the privatization
Privatization
Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency or public service from the public sector to the private sector or to private non-profit organizations...
of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987 the station has been operated by JR East.