Tōkaidaigaku-mae Station
# Tōkaidaigaku-mae Station

Tōkaidaigaku-mae Station (東海大学前駅, Tōkaidaigaku-mae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hadano, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The station operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway. As its name (literally "in front of Tokai University") implies, the station is located close to the Shōnan campus of Tokai University.

## Lines

Tōkaidaigaku-mae Station is served by the Odakyu Odawara Line. It is located 57.0 rail km from the line's Tokyo terminal at Shinjuku Station.

## Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with the station building is constructed on a cantilever above the platforms and tracks.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Odakyu Odawara Line | for Shin-Matsuda and Odawara |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Odakyu Odawara Line | for Sagami-Ono, Shin-Yurigaoka, and Shinjuku Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line for Ayase |

## History

The station opened on 1 April 1927, as Ōne Station (大根駅). It was given its present name on 9 March 1987, and the current station building was completed the same year.

Station numbering was introduced in January 2014 with Tōkaidaigaku-mae being assigned station number OH38.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 38,909 passengers daily.

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

| Fiscal year | daily average |
| - | - |
| 2005 | 38,311 |
| 2010 | 38,078 |
| 2015 | 41,131 |

## Surrounding area

* Tōkai University Shōnan Campus
* Ōne Elementary School
* Hirohata Elementary School
* Ōne Junior High School
* Kanagawa Prefectural Hadano High School
