Misakiguchi Station

Misakiguchi Station
三崎口駅
Misakiguchi Station
Location
Prefecture Kanagawa
(See other stations in Kanagawa)
City Miura
Neighborhood etc. Hatsuse-machi Shimomiyada 495
Postal Code 238-0111
(in Japanese) 神奈川県三浦市初声町下宮田495
History
Year opened 1975
Rail services
Station number(s) KK72
Operator(s) Keikyu
Line(s) Keikyū Kurihama Line
Statistics 19,256 passengers/day 2008
There is a bus stop near this station

Misakiguchi Station (三崎口駅 Misakiguchi-eki?) is a railway station in Miura, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by Keikyu.

Contents

Lines

Misakiguchi Station is the southern terminus of the Keikyū Kurihama Line, and is located 13.4 km from Horinouchi Station, and 65.7 km from Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.

Station layout

The station has two side platforms serving two bi-directional tracks. The station building is elevated and located above the tracks and platforms.[1]

Platforms

1 Keikyū Kurihama Line for Yokosuka-Chūō, Yokohama, Shinagawa, Haneda Airport, and Oshiage
3 Keikyū Kurihama Line for Yokosuka-Chūō, Yokohama, Shinagawa, Haneda Airport, and Oshiage

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Keikyū Kurihama Line
Miurakaigan   Ltd. Exp.   Terminus
Miurakaigan   Rapid Ltd. Exp.   Terminus
Miurakaigan Keikyu Wing Terminus

History

Misakiguchi Station opened on April 26, 1975. Earlier plans to extend the Kurihama Line to the city center of Miura, or to the resort area of Aburatsubo have been shelved due to the difficulty and expense of securing the necessary properties, and these areas are currently connected to Misakiguchi Station by bus.

Passenger statistics

In 2008, an average of 19,256 passengers used this station daily.

References

  • Miura, Kazuo. Keikyū Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inban Publishing (1998). ISBN 4808306247 (Japanese)

External links

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Misakiguchi_Station Misakiguchi Station] at Wikimedia Commons