Umegaoka Station

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Umegaoka Station is memorable not only because it is an ordinary stop on the Odakyu Odawara Line, but also because it retains traces of the station’s development along with a sense of neighborhood life. It was originally positioned as a connecting station for the Tokyo Yamanote Express Railway, and later went through a change in platform layout and was rebuilt as an elevated station; it now has two side platforms and four tracks. This evolution has turned it from a simple commuting point into an important entrance linking the surrounding community. When you actually walk inside the station…