10 Facts About Odakyu

1.

Odakyu restarted Non-stop Limited Express service between Shinjuku and Odawara in 1948.

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2.

In 1950, Odakyu trains ran through to Hakone-Yumoto on Hakone Tozan Line.

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3.

Odakyu operated the first Romancecar limited express in 1951.

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4.

Odakyu began construction on the - "Shinjuku Station Great Improvement Project" setting 5 lines and 10 platforms long enough for 10 standard commuter cars with service on the Chiyoda Line, among others.

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5.

Since 2000, Odakyu has been adding track in both directions from Izumi-Tamagawa Station, on Tama River, the border station of Tokyo, to just outside Setagaya-Daita Station for expanding the availability of express trains, especially for morning commuter service.

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6.

Odakyu announced that the bottle-neck will be resolved by 2013.

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7.

Odakyu are the current shirt sponsors of football club Machida Zelvia.

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8.

Odakyu owns three railway lines directly, and another three lines via subsidiaries.

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9.

Odakyu Railway has been included in several Japanese language train simulator programs as well as the English language Microsoft Train Simulator program.

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10.

Various Odakyu add-ins are available for the BVE Train Simulator, a freeware cab view train simulator for Microsoft Windows.

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