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YRP Nobi Station
YRP野比駅
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| YRP Nobi Station | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Kanagawa (See other stations in Kanagawa) |
| City | Yokosuka |
| Neighborhood etc. | Nobi 1-9-1 |
| Postal Code | 239 - 0841 |
| (in Japanese) | 神奈川県横須賀市野比1-9-1 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1963 |
| Former name | Nobi Station |
| Present name since | 1998 |
| Rail services | |
| Station number(s) | KK68 |
| Operator(s) | Keikyū |
| Line(s) | Kurihama Line |
| Statistics | 20,974 passengers/day 2008 |
| There is a bus stop near this station | |
YRP Nobi Station (YRP野比駅 Waia-rupi Nobi-eki) is a railway station operated by the Keikyū Kurihama Line located in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located 7.2 rail kilometers from the Horinouchi junction, and 59.5 rail kilometers from the northern terminus of the Kurihama Line at Shinagawa Station, in Tokyo.
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YRP Nobi Station opened on November 1, 1963 as the southern terminal station for the Kurihama Line, At that time, it was named simply Nobi Station (野比駅 Nobi-eki). It became a through station on March 27, 1966 when the Kurihama Line was extended to Tsukuihama Station. With the opening of the nearby Yokosuka Research Park, the station was renamed on April 1, 1998. It is the fourth station in Japan (and the first non-JR station) to have letters of the alphabet in its name.
YRP Nobi Station has two opposing elevated side platforms. The station acts as a passing loop on the single track section of the Kurihama Line between Keikyū Kurihama Station and Keikyū Nagasawa Station.
| 1 | ■Keikyū Kurihama Line | Miurakaigan・ Misakiguchi |
| 2 | ■Keikyū Kurihama Line | Yokosuka-Chūō・ Yokohama ・ Shinagawa ・ Haneda Airport ・ Oshiage |
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Keikyū Kurihama Line | ||||
| Keikyū Kurihama | Ltd. Exp. | Keikyū Nagasawa | ||
| Keikyū Kurihama | Rapid Ltd. Exp. | Keikyū Nagasawa | ||
| Keikyū Kurihama | Keikyu Wing | Keikyū Nagasawa | ||
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