History
- October 1, 1888: Odawara Horse-drawn Railway opens from Kōzu Station via Odawara Station, to Hakone-Yumoto Station.
- October 31, 1896: Operating company name is changed to Odawara Electric Railway.
- March 21, 1900: Line is electrified (as a tram, 600 V DC).
- June 1, 1919: Line opens between Hakone-Yumoto and Gōra as an electrified (600 V DC) funicular railway.
- December 16, 1920: Tram line closes between Kōzu - Odawara, and connected with JGR (now JR) Tōkaidō Main Line at Odawara.
- August 16, 1928: Hakone Tozan Railway is founded.
- October 1, 1935: Mainline railway is extended from Hakone-Yumoto to Odawara. Tram line remains between Odawara - Hakone-Itabashi, and is renamed "Odawara Town Line".
- December 20, 1940: Tram section is renamed "Odawara City Line".
- June 1, 1948: Hakone Tozan Railway becomes part of the Odakyu Group.
- August 1, 1950: Odakyu Electric Railway begins operating Limited Express and Express trains from Shinjuku to Hakone-Yumoto. Line voltage is changed to 1,500 V DC for dual gauge section between Odawara and Hakone-Yumoto.
- June 1, 1956: Odawara City Line (tram) is abandoned.
- July 14, 1993: Hakone-Yumoto - Gōra section is changed from 600 to 750 V DC. Operations start using 3-car EMUs.
- March 18, 2006: Hakone Tozan Railway discontinues operation using its own units between Odawara and Hakone-Yumoto. Dual-gauge section reduced to Iriuda - Hakone-Yumoto.
- March 15, 2008: New Romancecar through service starts from Kita-Senju Station.
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