Otaki Station
| Location | 2759 ~ 31972 |
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| Operated by | Shintetsu Shimakyu Railway |
| Line(s) | Yamate Line Shima Line |
| Platforms | 14 |
| Tracks | 14 |
| Connections | Otaki Light Rail Station Otaki-Koen Station |
| Structure Type | At-Grade |
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| Platform Levels | 1 |
| Disabled Access | Yes |
| Station Code | OTK |
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| Opened | 1955 |
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Otaki Station is a major junction railway station in Otaki, Lamtsu Capital City. It is the second-busiest station in Lamtsu, behind Misato and in front of Lamtsu.
Serving as the main connecting hub for all rail traffic from the east of Lamtsu, including Commuter Traffic on the Kansai Main Line, Inter-City Traffic on the Sakura Main Line, Local Traffic on the Tozai Line, Metro Traffic on the Otaki Line, Otaki Station was used by a record 0.7 million people in 2021, only surpassed by Misato Station (1.4 Million).
Lines
HRT (Lamtsu)
Shimakyu
Station Facilities
The station is effectively split between the 3 different companies, with each of them all having their own characteristics.
Shintetsu
The Shintetsu part of the station is on the western side of the station, with 3 elevated Island Platforms for the Yamate and Tozai Lines, and 2 Ground-Level Island Platforms for the Sakura Main Line, all terminating and serving 4 tracks. All platforms are wheelchair-accessible, with there being lifts at every platform. As Otaki is a Class II railway station, it has a Midori No Madoguchi Ticket office, albeit not as extensive as the one at Misato Station. Most HRT (Lamtsu) services here are Commuter Service, with Sakura Main Line Suburban service ending at Gotanda, with only Limited Express and Express trains continuing through. However, Long-Distance Express Trains like the (Now Shinkansen) Sakura and the Shima would start service here. (With the opening of the Sakura Shinkansen, the Sakura now refers to the Limited-Stop Shinkansen Service to Sakura.) It is estimated that 900,000 of the 1.4 Million Passengers use the HRT Lamtsu portion of the station.
Quite a few Sakura Main Line trains switch to the Tozai Line to finish their journey to Lamtsu.
| No. | Line | For |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yamate Line | Clockwise Via Hikawa |
| 2 | Yamate Line | Anticlockwise via Ofuna |
| 3 | Tozai Line (Section Local) | For Lamtsu, Mibu |
| 4 | Tozai Line (Section-Semi-Express) | For Lamtsu |
| 5 | Tozai Line (Local) | For Yokohama |
| 6 | Tozai Line (Rapid) | For Yokohama |
| 7 | Sakura Main Line | For Sakura |
| 8 | Sakura Main Line | For Sakura |
| 9 | Sakura Main Line | For Sakura |
| 10 | Sakura Main Line | For Sakura |
MRT
The de facto Terminus for the Shima Line handles around 300,000 passengers a day, with the platforms laid adjacent and parallel to the HRT Lamtsu platforms on the south. The platforms are built on the ground-level, with 2 continuing for Limited Express services that go to Misato via a double-tracked section.
| No. | Line | For |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shima Line (Local) | Tennozu |
| 2 | Shima Line (Semi-Express) | Tennozu |
| 3 | Shima Line (Express) | Misato |
| 4 | Shima Line (Limited Express) | Shima |
Nearby Stations
History
Otaki Station was opened in 1893, as the terminus of the Sakura Main Line. The Shima Line added their terminus here in 1911, with plans to extend the line to Misato. These plans were shelved when the Misato City Tram opened in 1912, from Otaki to Misato. The original station building for the Shimakyu terminus was further north-east than the current station building, and was originally called Shimakyu Otaki Station. In 1954 the Tozai Line was built from Lamtsu to Otaki, connecting Otaki Station with a faster route to the Ginza Financial District, which would be the financial centre from 1960 to 1998 before being overtaken by Misato City. In 1955 the Otaki Line was opened by Shimakyu in direct competition with the Tozai Line, running literally below the adjacent road, and Otaki-Koen Station on the Otaki Line was opened as Otaki Station, with the exit at Otaki-Koen. The Yamate Line came through on the south that same year, and the Yamate Line station was connected to the Sakura Main Line at Otaki Station.
In 1986 Shimakyu rebuilt their mainline terminus at Otaki and extended the line westwards to Misato. The Otaki Line track then was seperated from the Shimakyu Line, and so the Shimakyu New Line was built to connect the line to the site of the old terminus, which was renamed Kita-Okubo. The Fukaaura Line was then built as an extension of the Otaki Line northwards. The Metro Otaki Station was renamed Otaki-Koen.
In 2005 Misato City Railway upgraded Otaki Station, building a new station building on top of the existing station.