Fujisawa Station
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is a major railway station in Fujisawa, Kanagawa
, Japan
. It is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line
, Odakyu Enoshima Line, and the Enoshima Electric Railway
. Clustered around the station are large department store
s and office buildings, forming the center of the city. The station is 51.1 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station
.
with Kōzu. The adjacent Enoshima Electric Railway station opened on September 1, 1902 and the Odakyu Enoshima Line station on April 1, 1929. With the completion of the in between Fujisawa and Ofuna
on October 1, 1960, freight services to Fujisawa were discontinued. Between 1974 and 1977, the station building was extensively remodeled to facilitate connections between the separate train lines, and in 1980 additional overpass
es were built between platforms. In 1985, small parcel operations were discontinued. With the dissolution and privatization
of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the operational control of the East Japan Railway Company. Automated turnstile
s using the Suica
IC Card system were installed from 2001.
s connected by an overpass to the main station building. Platforms 1 and 2 are used by express train
services.
. Trains arrive and depart from the west end of the platform and go through crossover points to the northbound and southbound tracks. In weekdays, a local train for Katase-Enoshima which departure Fujisawa station at 5:42am, departure from platform #4.
Fujisawa, Kanagawa
is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. As of 2010, the city had an estimated population of 407,731 and a population density of 5,870 people per km². The total area is 69.51 km²-Geography:...
, 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 served by the Tōkaidō Main Line
Tokaido Main Line
The is the busiest trunk line of the Japan Railways Group , connecting Tōkyō and Kōbe stations. It is long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities...
, Odakyu Enoshima Line, and the Enoshima Electric Railway
Enoshima Electric Railway
The connects Kamakura Station in Kamakura, with Fujisawa Station in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Stations en route include Hase Station, the stop closest to Kōtoku-in, the temple with the colossal outdoor statue of Amida Buddha. It is fully owned by the Odakyu Group of companies.- Train...
. Clustered around the station are large department store
Department store
A department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer's personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in all product categories...
s and office buildings, forming the center of the city. The station is 51.1 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station
Tokyo Station
is a train station located in the Marunouchi business district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, near the Imperial Palace grounds and the Ginza commercial district....
.
History
Fujisawa Station was opened on July 11, 1887 for both passenger and freight service as part of the section of the Japan National Railway (JNR) Tōkaidō Main Line connecting YokohamaYokohama Station
is a main interchange station located in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It is the busiest station in Kanagawa Prefecture and the 5th busiest in Japan as of 2004, serving 2.05 million passengers daily.-Lines:Yokohama Station is served by the following lines:...
with Kōzu. The adjacent Enoshima Electric Railway station opened on September 1, 1902 and the Odakyu Enoshima Line station on April 1, 1929. With the completion of the in between Fujisawa and Ofuna
Ofuna Station
is a railway station in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company .-Lines:Ōfuna Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, Negishi Line , Yokosuka Line as well as the Shonan Monorail....
on October 1, 1960, freight services to Fujisawa were discontinued. Between 1974 and 1977, the station building was extensively remodeled to facilitate connections between the separate train lines, and in 1980 additional overpass
Overpass
An overpass is a bridge, road, railway or similar structure that crosses over another road or railway...
es were built between platforms. In 1985, small parcel operations were discontinued. With the dissolution and 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 JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the operational control of the East Japan Railway Company. Automated turnstile
Turnstile
A turnstile, also called a baffle gate, is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time. It can also be made so as to enforce one-way traffic of people, and in addition, it can restrict passage only to people who insert a coin, a ticket, a pass, or similar...
s using the Suica
Suica
is a rechargeable contactless smart card used as a fare card on train lines in Japan. Launched in November 2001, the card is usable currently in the Kantō region, at JR East stations near Sendai and Niigata...
IC Card system were installed from 2001.
Lines
This station is served by following lines:- East Japan Railway CompanyEast Japan Railway Companyis 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....
- Tōkaidō Line
- Odakyu Electric RailwayOdakyu Electric Railway, or OER, is a major railway company based in Tokyo, Japan best known for its Romancecar series of limited express trains from Tokyo to Odawara, Enoshima, Tama New Town, and Hakone....
- Enoshima Electric RailwayEnoshima Electric RailwayThe connects Kamakura Station in Kamakura, with Fujisawa Station in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Stations en route include Hase Station, the stop closest to Kōtoku-in, the temple with the colossal outdoor statue of Amida Buddha. It is fully owned by the Odakyu Group of companies.- Train...
JR East platforms
JR East uses two 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 connected by an overpass to the main station building. Platforms 1 and 2 are used by express train
Express train
Express trains are a form of rail service. Express trains make only a small number of stops, instead of stopping at every single station...
services.
Odakyū platforms
The Odakyū line makes used of a double bay platformBay platform
Bay platform is a railway-related term commonly used in the UK and Australia to describe a dead-end platform at a railway station that has through lines...
. Trains arrive and depart from the west end of the platform and go through crossover points to the northbound and southbound tracks. In weekdays, a local train for Katase-Enoshima which departure Fujisawa station at 5:42am, departure from platform #4.