is a passenger

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located in the city of Atsugi,

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, Japan. The station operated by the private railway operator

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. Part of the station physically extends into neighboring Isehara city.

Lines

Aikō-Ishida Station is served by the

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, and lies 48.5 rail kilometers from the line's

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at Shinjuku Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed

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s, with the station building is constructed on a cantilever above the platforms and tracks.

Platforms

History

Aikō-Ishida Station was opened on April 1, 1927, on the Odakyu Odawara Line of the

with normal and 6-car limited express services. A limited number of

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express trains began serving the station from 1987, the same year that the new station building was completed. The station was named after Aikō, Atsugi and adjacent Ishida, Isehara. Station numbering was introduced in January 2014 with Aikō-Ishida being assigned station number OH35.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 54,602 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

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*Nissan Motor Technical Center * Odawara Atsugi Road ( Japan National Route 271) *Kanagawa Prefectural Ishida High School *Kanagawa Prefectural Isehara School for the Disabled *

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Bus connections

*There is a bus to

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which takes 15 minutes during off-peak traffic.

References

External links

Official home page
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