Ikuta Station

Ikuta Station (生田駅, Ikuta-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Ikuta neighborhood of Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan and operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway.

Ikuta Station 生田駅
North Exit of Ikuta Station, 2021
General information
Location	7-8 Ikuta, Tama-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 214-0038 Japan
Coordinates	35°36′54″N 139°32′32″E
Operated by	Odakyu Electric Railway
Line(s)	Odakyu Odawara Line
Distance	17.9 km from Shinjuku
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	OH20
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 April 1927
Previous names	Higashi-Ikuta (until 1964)
Passengers
FY2019	46,037
Services
Preceding station Odakyu Following station Yomiuriland-mae towards Hon-Atsugi Odawara Line Commuter Semi Express Mukōgaoka-Yūen towards Yoyogi-Uehara Yomiuriland-mae towards Isehara Odawara Line Semi Express Yomiuriland-mae towards Odawara Odawara Line Local Mukōgaoka-Yūen towards Shinjuku or Yoyogi-Uehara
Location Ikuta Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture Show map of Kanagawa Prefecture Ikuta Station Ikuta Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Platforms

Lines

Ikuta Station is served by the Odakyu Odawara Line, with some through services to and from Shinjuku in Tokyo. It lies 17.9 km (11.1 mi) from the Shinjuku terminus.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed elevated side platforms serving two tracks, which are connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

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

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.

Station numbering was introduced in January 2014 with Ikuta being assigned station number OH20.^[1][2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 46,037 passengers daily.^[3]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	daily average
2005	41,314[4]
2010	43,925[5]
2015	5,279[6]

Surrounding area

Universities such as Meiji University, Senshu University, and St. Marianna University School of Medicine are scattered in the vicinity, and it is becoming a student district.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan