It’s a big year for Odakyu Railways this year with a new Romance Car and other additions to the fleet. To celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the good guys down at Odakyu Railways held a competition for primary school kids to come up with a winning train design.
I’m lucky, or unlucky enough depending on which way you look at it, to spend a lot of time on the Odakyu line as i commute to work and the other day i saw one of the winning entries. I must say i was glad to find out the train was decorated by primary school kids rather than adults.
The Odawara Line (小田原線 Odawara-sen) is a main line in Japan operated by the private railway operator Odakyū Electric Railway.
It stretches 82.5 km from Shinjuku in central Tokyo through the southwest suburbs to the city of Odawara in Kanagawa Prefecture, the gateway to Hakone.
It is a heavy commuter line and is also known for its “Romancecar” “limited express” train. From Yoyogi-Uehara some trains continue onto the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line and beyond to the East Japan Railway Company Jōban Line.
Now that i’ve seen the train once, it seems i see it all the time. Makes for a nicer view than the boring old gray numbers.
The designs the kids came up with are featured on the Local, Semi-Express and the Express Trains. For more of the winning designs and other entries you can visit the Odakyu website here.
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how cute! im sure my daughter would LOVE riding on that….
Yes indeed. A very cute train.
Neil, I’m waiting for an invitation for a blogger meet up on the Yamanote line…..
No worries, my only problem is the next few weeks i may not be able to do the Yamanote line, i have a few prior engagaments with weekends away and Hanami parties. Also i’m pretty casual about how i do it, if i wake up on Sunday and i’m keen to get out and about i do!
Will let you know when i get out to Ikebukuro way.
Might see you on the Odakyu line from April then…
Great blog!
I am planning a week trip to Tokyo for the fall of this year (my first time in Japan) so I will be keeping an eye on your blog from now!
Cheers!
Great news Tyson, you’ll love it. I’ll be interested to hear where you’re going and what you’re planning to do while you’re here. Let me know if i can point you in the right direction with anything.
Good Article with nice photo
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interesting design competition resulting in great designs
Yeah a really cool contest idea. An adaptation of just modern wall paintings and why not?
Aaah, the poor manga junkies will be sad to see all Japanese kids don’t produce that stuff on demand
That’s a nice way to improve children creativity…Anyway, the train looked cheerful
Do you knw if I want to visit the timetable in Odakyu-line?
Thanks for your kindness.