Odawara is a key rail hub in western Kanagawa Prefecture, positioned on the Tokaido corridor between Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kyoto, and Osaka. The city has one primary train station, Odawara Station, where JR Central Shinkansen services connect with JR East conventional lines, Odakyu Electric Railway, Hakone Tozan Railway, and Izuhakone Railway.
Services from Odawara include Tokaido Shinkansen high-speed trains, JR East regional and intercity-style trains on the Tokaido Main Line, Odakyu Limited Express Romancecar services, Hakone Tozan trains toward the Hakone area, and Izuhakone Railway trains on the Daiyuzan Line. Odawara Station is the main train station for both long-distance train tickets and local rail transfers in the city.
Rail routes from Odawara run east toward Tokyo, Shinagawa, Yokohama, and Shinjuku, west along the Shinkansen corridor toward Nagoya, Kyoto, and Shin-Osaka, inland toward Hakone-Yumoto, and north on the Daiyuzan Line toward Daiyuzan. Book trains from and to Odawara online at Rail Monsters.