Shin-Ōtsu Station

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Shin-Ōtsu Station
新大津駅
Shin-Ōtsu Station
Location
Prefecture Kanagawa
(See other stations in Kanagawa)
City Yokosuka
Neighborhood etc. Ōtsu 4-7-1
Postal code239 - 0808
(in Japanese)神奈川県横須賀市大津町4-7-1
History
Year opened 1942
Former name Narukami Station
Present name since 1948
Rail services
Station number(s) KK65
Operator(s) Keikyū
Line(s) Kurihama Line
Statistics 6,409 passengers/day 2008
There is a bus stop near this station

Shin-Ōtsu Station (新大津駅 Shin-Ōtsu-eki) is a railway station operated by the Keikyū Kurihama Line located in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located 0.8 rail kilometers from the Horinouchi junction, and 53.1 rail kilometers from the northern terminus of the Kurihama Line at Shinagawa Station, in Tokyo.

History

Shin-Ōtsu Station opened on December 1, 1942 as a station on the Tokyu Shōnan Line. At that time, it was named Narukami Station (鳴神駅 Narukami-eki), using the same kanji as the war-time Japanese name for Kiska in celebration of the Japanese victory in the Aleutian Islands. On February 1, 1948, the station was renamed to its present name, and became a station on the Keihin Electric Express Railway from June 1, 1948.

Lines

Station layout

Shin-Ōtsu Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by an overpass.

Platforms

1 Keikyū Kurihama Line Keikyū KurihamaMisakiguchi
2 Keikyū Kurihama Line Yokosuka-ChūōYokohamaShinagawa ・ Haneda Airport ・ Oshiage

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Keikyū Kurihama Line
Horinouchi   Local   Kita-Kurihama
Horinouchi   Ltd. Exp.   Kita-Kurihama
Horinouchi   Rapid Ltd. Exp.   Kita-Kurihama
Horinouchi Keikyu Wing Kita-Kurihama

References

  • Miura, Kazuo. Keikyū Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inban Publishing (1998). ISBN 4-8083-0624-7 (Japanese)

    External links

    Coordinates: 35°15′24.84″N 139°41′24.40″E / 35.2569000°N 139.6901111°E / 35.2569000; 139.6901111

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