Ikuta Station

Ikuta Station (生田駅, Ikuta-eki) is a railway station on the Odakyu Odawara Line in Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 17.9 rail kilometers from the Odakyu Odawara Line's terminus at Shinjuku Station.

Ikuta Station 生田駅
South Exit of Ikuta Station
Location	Ikuta 7-chome, Tama, Kawasaki, Kanagawa （神奈川県川崎市多摩区生田７丁目） Japan
Operated by	Odakyu Electric Railway
Line(s)	Odakyu Odawara Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1927
Previous names	Higashi-Ikuta (until 1964)
Passengers
2008	43,990 daily
Services
Preceding station   Odakyu   Following station Yomiuriland-mae toward Hon-Atsugi Odawara Line Commuter Semi Express Mukōgaoka-Yūen toward Yoyogi-Uehara Yomiuriland-mae toward Isehara Odawara Line Semi Express Yomiuriland-mae toward Hakone-Yumoto Odawara Line Local Mukōgaoka-Yūen toward Shinjuku or Yoyogi-Uehara

History

Ikuta Station opened on April 1, 1927 as Higashi-Ikuta Station (東生田駅, Higashi Ikuta eki). It was promoted from a local train stop in 1945, to a “Semi-Express” stop in 1946, a “Sakura Semi-Express” stop in 1948, and a “Rush Hour Semi-Express” stop in 1964. It became a “Section Semi-Express” stop in 2004.

Lines

• Odakyu Electric Railway
  • Odawara Line

Layout

Ikuta Station has two opposed side platforms serving two tracks.

Platforms

1	■ Odakyu Odawara Line	Westbound (For Sagami-Ōno, Hon-Atsugi, and Odawara)
2	■ Odakyu Odawara Line	Eastbound (For Kyōdō, Shimo-Kitazawa, Yoyogi-Uehara), Chiyoda line Ayase and Shinjuku

External links

• Odakyu Station Guide (Japanese)