Mukōgaoka-Yūen Station (向ヶ丘遊園駅) is a passenger railway station located in the Noborito neighborhood of Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan and operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway.

Lines

Mukōgaoka-Yūen Station is served by the Odakyu Odawara Line, with some through services to and from Shinjuku in Tokyo. It lies 15.8 km from the Shinjuku terminus.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, which are connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

History

Mukōgaoka-Yūen Station was opened on 1 April 1927 as Inada-Noborito Station (稲田登戸駅). During the same year, a small steam train begins operating between this station and Mukogaoka-Yuen Amusement Park. The station was renamed to its present name in 1955. The steam locomotive service ceased in 1965, and then following year, the Mukōgaoka-Yūen Monorail began operations. This was discontinued in 2001, and the Mukōgaoka-Yūen Amusement Park ceased operations in 2002. Station numbering was introduced in January 2014 with Noborito being assigned station number OH19.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 67,384 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area