Yomiuriland-mae Station (読売ランド前駅) is a passenger railway station located in the Nishi-Ikuta neighborhood of Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan and operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway.

Lines

Yomiuriland-mae Station is served by the Odakyu Odawara Line, with some through services to and from Shinjuku in Tokyo. It lies 19.2 km from the Shinjuku terminus.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks.

Platforms

History

Yomiuriland-mae Station opened as Nishi-Ikuta Station (西生田駅) on 1 April 1927. It became a local stop in 1945, and was promoted to a “Semi-Express” stop in 1946, a “Sakura Semi-Express” stop in 1948, and “Commuter Special Express” stop in 1960. It was renamed to its present name in 1964. A new station concourse was completed in 1995. Station numbering was introduced in January 2014 with Yomiuriland-mae being assigned station number OH21.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 36,082 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

Yomiuriland, home to one of the Yomiuri Giants baseball team's training grounds, as well as a large amusement park is nearby the station. Japan Women's University's Nishi-Ikuta Campus is also located here.