Ōkawa Station

Ōkawa Station (大川駅) is a passenger railway station located in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines
Ōkawa Station is the terminus of the Ōkawa branch of the Tsurumi Line, and is 5.1 km from the western terminus of the line at Tsurumi Station.

Station layout
The station consists of a single side platform serving a single track for both inbound and outbound trains. The station is unattended.

History
Ōkawa Station opened on 10 March 1926, as a freight-handling station on the privately held Tsurumi Rinko Railway (鶴見臨港鉄道). Passenger services started on October 28, 1930. The line was nationalized on July 1, 1943, and was later absorbed into the Japanese National Railways (JNR) network. The station has been unattended since March 1, 1971. With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

 * Nisshin Seifun Tsurumi Factory
 * Showa Denko Kawasaki Office
 * Mitsubishi Kakoki Headquarters, Kawasaki Seisakusho
 * Okawa Industrial Park