Ikuta Station

Ikuta Station (生田駅) is a passenger railway station located in the Ikuta neighborhood of Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan and operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway.

Lines
Ikuta Station is served by the Odakyu Odawara Line, with some through services to and from Shinjuku in Tokyo. It lies 17.9 km from the Shinjuku terminus.

Station layout
The station consists of two opposed elevated side platforms serving two tracks, which are connected to the station building by a footbridge.

History
Ikuta Station opened on April 1, 1927 as Higashi-Ikuta Station (東生田駅). It was promoted from a local train stop in 1945, to a “Semi-Express” stop in 1946, a “Sakura Semi-Express” stop in 1948, and a “Rush Hour Semi-Express” stop in 1964. It became a “Section Semi-Express” stop in 2004.

Station numbering was introduced in January 2014 with Ikuta being assigned station number OH20.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 46,037 passengers daily.

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area
Universities such as Meiji University, Senshu University, and St. Marianna University School of Medicine are scattered in the vicinity, and it is becoming a student district.