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Kamakura Station
is a railway station in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company .-Lines:Kamakura Station is served by the Yokosuka Line and Shōnan-Shinjuku Line. It is located 4.5 km from the junction at Ōfuna Station, and 53.9 km from Tokyo Station...
in Kamakura
Kamakura, Kanagawa
is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, about south-south-west of Tokyo. It used to be also called .Although Kamakura proper is today rather small, it is often described in history books as a former de facto capital of Japan as the seat of the Shogunate and of the Regency during the...
, with Fujisawa Station
Fujisawa Station
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 stores and office buildings, forming the center of the city...
in Fujisawa
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:...
, Kanagawa Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...
, 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...
. Stations en route include Hase Station
Hase Station (Kanagawa)
is a railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 8.3 kilometers from the terminus of the Enoden at Fujisawa Station.- History :Hase Station was opened on August 16, 1907...
, the stop closest to Kōtoku-in
Kotoku-in
is a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.The temple is renowned for its , a monumental outdoor bronze statue of Amida Buddha which is one of the most famous icons of Japan.- The Great Buddha :...
, the temple with the colossal outdoor statue of Amida Buddha
Amitabha
Amitābha is a celestial buddha described in the scriptures of the Mahāyāna school of Buddhism...
. It is fully owned by the Odakyu Group
Odakyu Group
The is a holding company based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The group originated as a rail transport operator, centered around Odakyū Electric Railway, but now also has operations in real estate, finance , fiber optic networking, personal storage, travel sales, and bus service. It comprises 106...
of companies.
Train line
The train line measures 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) in length with a gaugeRail gauge
Track gauge or rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the heads of the two load bearing rails that make up a single railway line. Sixty percent of the world's railways use a standard gauge of . Wider gauges are called broad gauge; smaller gauges, narrow gauge. Break-of-gauge refers...
of . It connects fifteen stations with a single track; five of those stations can accommodate two trains to allow bidirectional traffic. The trains operate on 600 V DC electric supply from overhead lines. The segment from Kamakura Station to Koshigoe Station is in the city of Kamakura; from Enoshima Station to Fujisawa Station
Fujisawa Station
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 stores and office buildings, forming the center of the city...
, the line is in the city of Fujisawa.
Stations
- Kamakura StationKamakura Stationis a railway station in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company .-Lines:Kamakura Station is served by the Yokosuka Line and Shōnan-Shinjuku Line. It is located 4.5 km from the junction at Ōfuna Station, and 53.9 km from Tokyo Station...
(also served by JR EastEast 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....
Yokosuka LineYokosuka LineThe is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company .The Yokosuka Line connects in Chūō, Tokyo and in Yokosuka, Kanagawa...
) - Wadazuka StationWadazuka Stationis a railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 9.2 kilometers from the terminus of the Enoden at Fujisawa Station.-Lines:*Enoshima Electric Railway**Enoshima Electric Railway Line...
- Yuigahama StationYuigahama Stationis a railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 8.9 kilometers from the terminus of the Enoden at Fujisawa Station.-Lines:*Enoshima Electric Railway**Enoshima Electric Railway Line...
- Hase StationHase Station (Kanagawa)is a railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 8.3 kilometers from the terminus of the Enoden at Fujisawa Station.- History :Hase Station was opened on August 16, 1907...
- Gokurakuji StationGokurakuji Stationis a railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 7.6 kilometers from the terminus of the Enoden at Fujisawa Station.- History :Gokurakuji Station was opened on April 1, 1904...
- Inamuragasaki StationInamuragasaki Stationis a railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 6.8 kilometers from the terminus of the Enoden at Fujisawa Station.-Lines:*Enoshima Electric Railway**Enoshima Electric Railway Line...
- Shichirigahama StationShichirigahama Stationis a railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 5.6 kilometers from the terminus of the Enoden at Fujisawa Station.- History :...
- Kamakura-Kōkō-Mae StationKamakura-Koko-Mae Stationis a railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 4.7 kilometers from the terminus of the Enoden at Fujisawa Station...
- Koshigoe StationKoshigoe Stationis a railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 3.9 kilometers from the terminus of the Enoden at Fujisawa Station.- History :...
- Enoshima StationEnoshima Stationis a railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway located in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 3.3 kilometers from the terminus of the Enoden at Fujisawa Station. The Enoden tracks run on the vehicular road between this station and Koshigoe Station.- History :Enoshima Station was...
(a short walk from Katase Enoshima Station and Shonan Enoshima Station) - Shōnankaigankōen StationShonankaigankoen Stationis a commuter railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway located in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 2.7 kilometers from the terminus of the Enoden at Fujisawa Station.- History :...
- Kugenuma StationKugenuma Stationis a commuter railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway located in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 1.9 kilometers from the terminus of the Enoden at Fujisawa Station.- History :Kugenuma Station was opened on September 1, 1902...
- Yanagikōji Station Yanagikoji Stationis a commuter railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway located in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 1.2 kilometers from the terminus of the Enoden at Fujisawa Station.- History :Yanagikōji Station was opened on April 1, 1920...
- Ishigami StationIshigami Stationis a commuter railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway located in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 0.6 kilometers from the terminus of the Enoden at Fujisawa Station.- History :...
- Fujisawa StationFujisawa Stationis 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 stores and office buildings, forming the center of the city...
(also served by JR East Tōkaidō Main LineTokaido Main LineThe 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 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....
's Odakyū Enoshima Line