Wakabadai Station
Encyclopedia
is a railway station operated by the Keio Electric Railway’s Sagamihara Line
, located in Asao-ku
, Kawasaki
, Kanagawa Prefecture
, Japan
. It is 8.8 kilometers from the terminus of the Sagamihara Line at Chōfu Station
.
project. At the area was still rural and lacked tall buildings.
s serving four tracks. The station uses a power system based on solar cell
s developed by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
.
Keio Sagamihara Line
The is a Japanese railway line operated by Keio Corporation, connecting Hashimoto Station in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture and Chōfu Station in Chōfu, Tokyo.-History:...
, located in Asao-ku
Asao-ku, Kawasaki
is one of the 7 wards of the city of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 167,792 and a density of 7,210 persons per km². The total area was 23.28 km².-Geography:...
, Kawasaki
Kawasaki, Kanagawa
is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, between Tokyo and Yokohama. It is the 9th most populated city in Japan and one of the main cities forming the Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area....
, 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
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is 8.8 kilometers from the terminus of the Sagamihara Line at Chōfu Station
Chofu Station
Chōfu Station is the name of multiple train stations in Japan.* Chōfu Station - in Tokyo* Chōfu Station - in Yamaguchi Prefecture...
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History
Wakabadai Station was opened on October 18, 1974, as part of the Tama New TownTama New Town
is a large residential development, straddling the municipalities of Hachiōji, Tama, Inagi and Machida cities, in Tokyo, Japan. It was designed as a new town in 1965...
project. At the area was still rural and lacked tall buildings.
Station layout
Wakabadai Station has two elevated island platformIsland platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
s serving four tracks. The station uses a power system based on solar cell
Solar cell
A solar cell is a solid state electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect....
s developed by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization , also known as NEDO, is Japan's largest public management organization promoting research and development as well as deployment of industrial, energy and environmental technologies. In 2003, NEDO was reorganized as an Independent...
.