Anjinzuka Station Explained
Anjinzuka Station |
| Native Name: | 安針塚駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 3 Nagaura-cho, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken 237-0072 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 35.2868°N 139.643°W |
| Operator: | Keikyū |
| Line: | Keikyū Main Line |
| Distance: | 47.2 km from |
| Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
| Accessible: | Yes |
| Code: | KK56 |
| Opened: | April 1, 1930 |
| Former: | Gunjubumae (until 1940) |
| Passengers: | 4,671 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2019 |
right|thumb|260px|The platforms at Anjinzuka Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.
Lines
Anjinzuka Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 47.2 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed elevated side platforms with the station building underneath.
Platforms
History
The station opened on October 1, 1934, as on the Shōnan Electric Railway, which merged with the Keihin Electric Railway on November 1, 1940. The station was renamed Anjinzuka on October 1, 1940.[1] The station building was rebuilt in 2007.
Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Anjinzuka Station was assigned station number KK56.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4,671 passengers daily.[3]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average | |
|---|
| 2005 | 5,094 | [4] |
| 2010 | 4,981 | [5] |
| 2015 | 4,874 | [6] |
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Surrounding area
- Yokosuka City Nagaura Elementary School
- Tomb of William Adams (pilot)
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Miura . Kazuo . Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari . 1998 . Inba Publishing . 978-4808306243.
- Web site: 25 June 2010 . 京急線全駅にて駅ナンバリングを開始します . Station numbering will be introduced to all stations on the Keikyu Line . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221145632/https://www.keikyu.co.jp/company/news/2010/detail/001333.html . 21 February 2014 . 27 February 2023 . KEIKYU WEB.
- Web site: Keihin Electric Railway handbook 2020-2021year= 2020. Keikyū . Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2020.
- Web site: http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/369528.pdf. ja:神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度）. Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005). Japanese. Japan. Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. 26 March 2021.
- Web site: http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/427362.pdf. ja:神奈川県県勢要覧（平成23年度）. Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010). Japanese. Japan. Kanagawa Prefecture. 26 March 2021.
- Web site: http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/877254.pdf. ja:神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度. Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010). Japanese. Japan. Kanagawa Prefecture. 26 March 2021. 1 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170801131207/http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/877254.pdf. dead.
