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The Odakyū Odawara Line (小田急小田原線, Odakyū Odawara Sen) is the Odakyū Electric Railway's main section of railway line. Running between Shinjuku in the west of Tokyo and the city of Odawara, it is a major commuter line and is also well-known for its express services such as the Romance Car train to popular resorts such as Hakone.
The first part of the line was opened on April 1st, 1927.
Currently the section of line between Setagaya-Daita
and Kitami
is being upgraded from 2 to 4 tracks to improve capacity and separate local
and express trains. This work involves moving the tracks to a new, raised viaduct
to eliminate level-crossings, which has caused opposition among residents
living along the line. Also, work on the section between Yoyogi-Uehara
and Setagaya-Daita has not yet begun due to the complexity of construction and
difficulties acquiring land around Shimo-Kitazawa,
as a result of which this area remains a bottle-neck.
The romance car is the premium car (limitted express train) of Odakyu. The name come from romance seats, two-person seats without separating armrests when one-person seats were a norm. Nowadays, some romance cars are equipped with common seats separating armrests.
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