Odakyu Electric Railway
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The Odakyu Electric Railway (小田急電鉄 Odakyu Dentetsu) is a major private railway company in Tokyo, Japan, best known for its express trains from Tokyo to Odawara and Hakone.
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History
The 83km line from Shinjuku to Odawara opened for service on April 1, 1927.
On May 31, 1944, Odakyu merged into the Tokyo-Yokohama Electric Railway company (now Tokyu), which controlled all private railway services west and south of Tokyo by the end of World War II. The company regained its independence on June 1, 1948.
Today, Odakyu is a diversified corporation with operations in real estate, fiber optic networking, personal storage, and travel sales. They also own several recreational facilities, including a golf course, campground, hot springs resort, and sailing resort, all of which are situated to bring more passengers onto the railway network.
Odakyu is a company on Fortune magazine's Global 500 list.
Lines
- Odakyu Enoshima Line (Sagami-Ono Station - Katase-Enoshima Station)
- Odakyu Odawara Line (Shinjuku Station - Odawara Station)
- Odakyu Tama Line (Shin-Yurigaoka Station - Karakida Station)
- Some Odakyu trains from the Tama Line continue on to the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line at Yoyogi-Uehara Station.
- Some Odakyu trains continue on to theHakone-Tozan Line (Odawara Station - Hakone-Yumoto Station)
Odakyu Railway on the Computer
The Odakyu Railway's Odawara Line and the Hakone-Tozan Line are included in the popular software game, Microsoft Train Simulator, known as the "Tokyo-Hakone" route (or railroad). You can drive 2 of the trains that travel on the line; the Series 2000 commuter trainset and the Series 7000 LSE "Romance Car" trainset. Several "activities", or scenarios, are included.
External links
http://www.odakyu-group.co.jp/ - Main site in Japanese
http://www.odakyu-co.com/ir/english/ - Corporate information in Englishja:小田急電鉄