Ōkawa Station


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

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. Services on the Ōkawa branch only run during peak hours.

Station layout

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

History

Ōkawa Station opened on 10 March 1926, as a freight-handling station on the privately held Tsurumi Rinko Railway. Passenger services started on October 28, 1930. The line was nationalized on July 1, 1943, and was later absorbed into the Japanese National Railways network. The station has been unattended since March 1, 1971. With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

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