Mukogaoka-Yuen Station
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Tama-ku, Kawasaki
is one of the 8 wards of the city of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 211,221 and a density of 10,310 persons per km². The total area was 20.49 km².-Geography:...
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Kawasaki, Kanagawa
is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, between Tokyo and Yokohama. It is the 9th most populated city in Japan and one of the main cities forming the Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area....
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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...
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History
- 1927 - The station opens as Inada-Noborito Station
- 1927 - A small steam trainSteam locomotiveA steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
begins operating between this station and Mukogaoka-Yuen Amusement Park - 1927 - Promoted to Express train stop
- 1944 - Express trains cease operation
- 1945 - The local service between Shinjuku and Ineda-Noborito expands to the entire line, which leads to the discontinuation of Chokutsū
- 1946 - Promoted to Semi-Express stop
- 1948 - Promoted to Sakura Semi Express stop
- 1952 - Promoted to Express train stop
- 1955 - Promoted to Rush Hour Express train stop
- 1955 - The station is renamed to Mukogaoka-Yūen
- 1957 - Promoted to Summer-only Rapid Express trains stop
- 1960 - Promoted to Rush Hour Rapid Semi Express stop
- 1964 - Promoted to Rapid Semi Express stop
- 1965 - Steam Locomotive service ceases
- 1966 - Mukōgaoka-Yūen Monorail starts to operate
- 2000 - Mukōgaoka-Yūen Monorail ceases operation
- 2001 - Mukōgaoka-Yūen Monorail is discontinued
- 2002 - Mukōgaoka-Yūen Amusement Park ceases
- 2002 - Promoted to Shōnan Express stop
- 2004 - Promoted to Section Semi Express stop
Adjacent stations
Surrounding area
- Nihon Minka-enNihon Minka-enis a park in the Park of Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. On display in the park is a collection of 20 traditional from various parts of Japan, especially thatched-roofed houses from eastern Japan. Of these, nine have received the designation of Important Cultural Assets from the...
- Senshu UniversitySenshu Universityis a private university in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Former "Senshu College" was founded in 1880, the first school in Japan comprising Economics and Law Departments to systematically offer a specialized educational curriculum in the Japanese language....
- Taro Okamoto Museum of ArtTaro Okamoto Museum of Artis an art museum located in Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. The Taro Okamoto Museum of Art mainly collects and preserves the works of Taro Okamoto, and his parents Kanoko and Ippei.- History :...
- Tama Ward Office