Keikyū Taura Station Explained
Keikyū Taura Station |
| Native Name: | 京急田浦駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 5-2 Funakoshi-chō, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken 237-0076 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 35.3011°N 139.6254°W |
| Operator: | Keikyū |
| Line: | Keikyū Main Line |
| Distance: | 44.5 km from |
| Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
| Accessible: | Yes |
| Code: | KK55 |
| Opened: | April 1, 1930 |
| Former: | Shōnan Taura; Keihin Taura (until 1987) |
| Passengers: | 12,986 daily |
| Pass Year: | 2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Kanagawa Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Keikyū Taura Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.
Lines
Keikyū Taura Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 44.5 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.[1]
Station layout
The station consists of two elevated opposed side platforms the station underneath. The platforms are short, and can only handle six-car long trains.
Platforms
History
The station opened on April 1, 1930[1] as .[2] It was renamed on November 1, 1963, and to its present name on June 1, 1987.
Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Keikyū Taura Station was assigned station number KK55.[3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 12,986 passengers daily.[4]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average | |
|---|
| 2005 | 15,064 | [5] |
| 2010 | 14,218 | [6] |
| 2015 | 13,180 | [7] |
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Surrounding area
- Taura Plum Grove
- Nagaura Port
- JMSDF Yokosuka Base
- Yokosuka City Funakoshi Elementary School
See also
References
- Book: Miura . Kazuo . Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari . 1998 . Inba Publishing . 978-4808306243.
Notes and References
- Book: Terada, Hirokazu . データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . 233. 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- Book: Imao, Keisuke . 日本鉄道旅行地図帳4号関東2 . Railway Atlas of Japan 4 Kantō 2 . Shinchō Publishing . 19 August 2008 . Japan . 35.
- 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.
