Katase-Enoshima Station
Encyclopedia
is the southern terminal station
of the Odakyu Enoshima Line, located in the city of Fujisawa
, Kanagawa
, Japan
. It is 59.9 rail kilometers from the northern terminus
of the Odakyu Railway at Shinjuku Station
in Tokyo
. It is also within walking distance the Enoshima Station
of Enoshima Electric Railway
(Enoden) and the Shonan-Enoshima Station
of the Shonan Monorail
.
s serving three tracks, which are connected to the station building by an overpass. The building is designed to evoke the image of Ryūgū-jō
, or Dragon Palace, the underwater dwelling in the Urashima Taro
fable.
Terminal Station
Terminal Station is a 1953 film by Italian director Vittorio De Sica. It tells the story of the love affair between an Italian man and an American woman. The film was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.-Production:...
of the Odakyu Enoshima Line, located in the city of 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
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...
. It is 59.9 rail kilometers from the northern terminus
Terminal Station
Terminal Station is a 1953 film by Italian director Vittorio De Sica. It tells the story of the love affair between an Italian man and an American woman. The film was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.-Production:...
of the Odakyu Railway at Shinjuku Station
Shinjuku Station
is a train station located in Shinjuku and Shibuya wards in Tokyo, Japan.Serving as the main connecting hub for rail traffic between central Tokyo and its western suburbs on inter-city rail, commuter rail and metro lines, the station was used by an average of 3.64 million people per day in 2007,...
in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
. It is also within walking distance the Enoshima Station
Enoshima Station
is 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...
of Enoshima Electric Railway
Enoshima Electric Railway
The connects Kamakura Station in Kamakura, with Fujisawa Station in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Stations en route include Hase Station, the stop closest to Kōtoku-in, the temple with the colossal outdoor statue of Amida Buddha. It is fully owned by the Odakyu Group of companies.- Train...
(Enoden) and the Shonan-Enoshima Station
Shōnan-Enoshima Station
is a monorail train station on the Shōnan Monorail Enoshima Line located in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is the southern terminus of the Shōnan Monorail Enoshima Line and is located 6.6 kilometers from the northern terminus at Ōfuna Station.-History:...
of the Shonan Monorail
Shonan Monorail
The is a suspended SAFEGE monorail located in the cities of Kamakura and Fujisawa in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the , the line opened March 7, 1970, and was the first monorail of its kind in Japan....
.
Station layout
Katase-Enoshima Station has two bay platformBay platform
Bay platform is a railway-related term commonly used in the UK and Australia to describe a dead-end platform at a railway station that has through lines...
s serving three tracks, which are connected to the station building by an overpass. The building is designed to evoke the image of Ryūgū-jō
Ryugu-jo
In Japanese mythology, Ryūgū-jō is the undersea palace of Ryūjin, the dragon god of the sea. Depending on the version of the legend, it is built from red and white coral, or from solid crystal. The inhabitants of the palace were Ryūjin's servants, which were various denizens of the sea...
, or Dragon Palace, the underwater dwelling in the Urashima Taro
Urashima Taro
is a Japanese legend about a fisherman who rescues a turtle and is rewarded for this with a visit to Ryūgū-jō, the palace of Ryūjin, the Dragon God, under the sea...
fable.