Keikyū Taura Station

Railway station in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
  • Bus stop
ConstructionAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeKK55WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedApril 1, 1930Previous namesShōnan Taura; Keihin Taura (until 1987)Passengers201912,986 daily Services
Preceding station Following station
Anjinzuka
KK56
towards Uraga
 Main Line
Local
 Oppama
KK54
towards Shinagawa
Location
Keikyū Taura Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Keikyū Taura Station
Keikyū Taura Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
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Keikyū Taura Station is located in Japan
Keikyū Taura Station
Keikyū Taura Station
Keikyū Taura Station (Japan)
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Keikyū Taura Station (京急田浦駅, Keikyū Taura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.

Lines

Keikyū Taura Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 44.5 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated opposed side platforms the station underneath. The platforms are short, and can only handle six-car long trains.

Platforms

1 ■ Keikyū Main Line for Yokosuka-Chūō, Horinouchi, and Uraga
KK Keikyū Kurihama Line for Keikyū Kurihama
2 ■ Keikyū Main Line for Yokohama, Keikyū Kamata, and Shinagawa
KK Keikyū Airport Line for Haneda Airport

History

The station opened on April 1, 1930[1] as Shōnan Taura Station (湘南田浦駅).[2] It was renamed Keihin Taura Station (京浜田浦駅) on November 1, 1963, and to its present name on June 1, 1987.[2]

Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Keikyū Taura Station was assigned station number KK55.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 12,986 passengers daily.[4]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year daily average
2005 15,064 [5]
2010 14,218 [6]
2015 13,180 [7]

Surrounding area

  • Taura Plum Grove
  • Nagaura Port
  • JMSDF Yokosuka Base
  • Yokosuka City Funakoshi Elementary School

See also

References

  • Miura, Kazuo (1998). Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inba Publishing. ISBN 978-4808306243.(in Japanese)
  1. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 233. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. ^ a b Imao, Keisuke (19 August 2008). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳4号関東2 [Railway Atlas of Japan 4 Kantō 2]. Japan: Shinchō Publishing. p. 35.
  3. ^ "京急線全駅にて駅ナンバリングを開始します" [Station numbering will be introduced to all stations on the Keikyu Line]. KEIKYU WEB. 25 June 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Keihin Electric Railway handbook 2020-2021year= 2020" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Keikyū. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  5. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  6. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成23年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  7. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

External links

Media related to Keikyū Taura Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Official website (in Japanese)