Ōkawa Station

Line(s)JI Tsurumi LineDistance5.1 km from TsurumiPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStation codeJI61WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened10 March 1926Passengers^[1]1009 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Anzen JI06 towards Tsurumi		Tsurumi Line Ōkawa branch		Terminus

Location
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Ōkawa Station (大川駅, Ōkawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

Ōkawa Station is the terminus of the Ōkawa branch of the Tsurumi Line, and is 5.1 km from the western terminus of the line at Tsurumi Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving a single track for both inbound and outbound trains. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1

JI Tsurumi Line (Ōkawa Branch)

for Anzen, Bentembashi and Tsurumi

History

Ōkawa Station opened on 10 March 1926, as a freight-handling station on the privately held Tsurumi Rinko Railway (鶴見臨港鉄道, Tsurumi Rinko Tetsudo).^[2] Passenger services started on October 28, 1930.^[2] The line was nationalized on July 1, 1943, and was later absorbed into the Japanese National Railways (JNR) network.^[2] The station has been unattended since March 1, 1971.^{[citation needed]} With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.^[2]

Surrounding area

• Nisshin Seifun Tsurumi Factory
• Showa Denko Kawasaki Office
• Mitsubishi Kakoki Headquarters, Kawasaki Seisakusho
• Okawa Industrial Park

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Ōkawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Ōkawa Station (in Japanese)