Kinugasa Station

Kinugasa Station
衣笠駅
Kinugasa Station
Location
Prefecture Kanagawa
(See other stations in Kanagawa)
City Yokosuka
Neighborhood etc. 2-65 Kinugasa
Postal Code 238 - 0031
(in Japanese) 神奈川県横須賀市衣笠栄町二丁目65
History
Year opened 1944
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Yokosuka Line
Statistics 9,326 passengers/day 2008
There is a bus stop near this station

Kinugasa Station (衣笠駅 Kinugasa-eki?) is a railway station operated by JR East's Yokosuka Line located in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan. It is located 19.3 kilometers from Ōfuna switch point, and 68.7 kilometers from the Tokyo Station.

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History

Kinugasa Station opened on 1 April 1944 as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR).[1] Freight operations were discontinued from February 1, 1961. The station came under the management of JR East upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. Station operations are now managed by the East Japan Eco Access Co., Ltd under contract from JR East.

Station layout

Kinugasa Station has a single island platforms connected to the station building by an underpass.

Platforms

1 Yokosuka Line Kurihama
2 Yokosuka Line ZushiŌfunaYokohamaTokyoChibaNarita Airport

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Yokosuka Line
Yokosuka - Kurihama

References

  1. ^ Kinugasa Station information. Retrieved on 28 August 2008 (Japanese)

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