Horinouchi Station
KK61 Horinouchi Station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 This is the platform of Horinouchi station. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 3-4 Miharu-cho, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken 238-0014 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°15′48.77″N 139°41′12.22″E / 35.2635472°N 139.6867278°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Keikyū | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 52.3 km from Shinagawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | KK61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | April 1, 1930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Yokosuka-Horinouchi (until 1961) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2019 | 12,254 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Horinouchi Station (
Lines
[edit]Horinouchi is served by the Keikyū Main Line and Keikyū Kurihama Line. It is located 52.3 rail kilometers from the northern starting point of the Keikyū Main Line at Shinagawa Station, in Tokyo and is the starting station for the Keikyū Kurihama Line.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks, connected to the station building by an underpass.
Platforms
[edit]| 1, 2 | ■ Keikyū Main Line | for Uraga |
| 2 | ■ Keikyū Kurihama Line | for Keikyū Kurihama and Misakiguchi |
| 3, 4 | ■ Keikyū Main Line | for Yokohama, Keikyū Kamata, Shinagawa, and Sengakuji KK Keikyū Airport Line for Haneda Airport Terminal 1·2 A Toei Asakusa Line for Shimbashi and Oshiage KS Keisei Oshiage Line for Aoto KS Keisei Main Line for Keisei Funabashi and Narita Airport HS Hokuso Line for Shin-Kamagaya and Inba-Nihon-Idai KS Narita Sky Access Line for Narita Airport |
History
[edit]The station opened on April 1, 1930 as a temporary stop on the Shōnan Electric Railways. At that time, it was named Yokosuka-Horinouchi Provisional Station (
Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Horinouchi Station was assigned station number KK61.[2]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 12,254 passengers daily.[3]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13,122 | [4] |
| 2010 | 13,017 | [5] |
| 2015 | 12,508 | [6] |
Surrounding area
[edit]- Yokosuka Fruit and Vegetable Market
- Kasuga Shrine
- Yokosuka Miharu Post Office
- Yokosuka City Yamazaki Elementary School
- Yokosuka Emergency Medical Center
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Miura, Kazuo (1998). Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inba Publishing. ISBN 978-4808306243.(in Japanese)
- ^ "
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. - ^ "Keihin Electric Railway handbook 2020-2021year= 2020" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Keikyū. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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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. - ^
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. - ^
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
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Media related to Horinouchi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)