Keikyū Taura Station
KK55 Keikyū Taura Station | |||||||||||
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![]() Keikyu Taura Station, August 2020 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 5-2 Funakoshi-chō, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken 237-0076 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°18′04″N 139°37′31″E / 35.3011°N 139.6254°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||||||||
Line(s) | KK Keikyū Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 44.5 km from Shinagawa | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Station code | KK55 | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | April 1, 1930 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Shōnan Taura; Keihin Taura (until 1987) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2019 | 12,986 daily | ||||||||||
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Keikyū Taura Station (
Lines
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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 Terminal 1·2 |
History
[edit]The station opened on April 1, 1930[1] as Shōnan Taura Station (
Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Keikyū Taura Station was assigned station number KK55.[3]
Passenger statistics
[edit]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 | |
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2005 | 15,064 | [5] |
2010 | 14,218 | [6] |
2015 | 13,180 | [7] |
Surrounding area
[edit]- Taura Plum Grove
- Nagaura Port
- JMSDF Yokosuka Base
- Yokosuka City Funakoshi Elementary School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Miura, Kazuo (1998). Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inba Publishing. ISBN 978-4808306243.(in Japanese)
- ^ 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. - ^ 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. - ^ "
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
[edit] Media related to Keikyū Taura Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)