Keikyū Taura Station
Keikyū Taura Station 京急田浦駅 | |
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 Keikyu Taura Station, October 2010 | |
| Location |
5-2 Funakoshi-chō, Yokosuka, Kanagawa （神奈川県横須賀市船越町五丁目2） Japan |
| Operated by | Keikyu |
| Line(s) | Keikyu Main Line |
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| Other information | |
| Station code | KK55 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1930 |
| Previous names | Shōnan Taura; Keihin Taura (until 1987) |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2012) | 13,694 daily |
Keikyū Taura Station (京急田浦駅 Keikyū Taura-eki) is a railway station on the Keikyu Main Line in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan operated by the private railway operator Keikyu.
Lines
Keikyū Taura Station is served by the Keikyu Main Line, and is located 44.5 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shinagawa Station, in Tokyo.[1]
Station layout
Keikyū Taura Station is an elevated station with dual opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are short, and can only handle six-car long trains.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Keikyu Main Line | for Yokosuka-Chūō, Keikyū Kurihama, Misakiguchi, and Uraga |
| 2 | ■ Keikyu Main Line | for Yokohama, Haneda Airport, Shinagawa, Sengakuji Toei Asakusa Line for Oshiage |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Keikyu Main Line | ||||
| Keikyu Wing: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Rapid Limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Oppama | Local | Anjinzuka | ||
History
The station opened on April 1, 1930[1] as Shōnan Taura Station (湘南田浦駅).[2] It was renamed Keihin Taura Station (京浜田浦駅) on November 1, 1963, and to its present name on June 1, 1987.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 13,694 passengers daily.[3]
References
- Miura, Kazuo. Keikyū Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inban Publishing (1998). ISBN 4-8083-0624-7 (Japanese)
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ 駅別1日平均乗降人員 [Average daily passenger figures by station]. Keikyu Machi web (in Japanese). Japan: Keikyu Corporation. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
External links
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- Keikyu Taura Station (Japanese)
Coordinates: 35°18′04″N 139°37′31″E / 35.3011°N 139.6254°E