Kenritsudaigaku Station Explained


Kenritsudaigaku Station
Native Name:県立大学駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Yasuura-cho 2-chome, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken 238-0012
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.2699°N 139.6768°W
Operator: Keikyū
Line: Keikyū Main Line
Distance:51.1 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Accessible:Yes
Code:KK60
Opened:April 1, 1930
Former:Keikyū-Yasuura; Keihin Yasuura (until 2004)
Passengers:12,350 daily
Pass Year:2019
Map Type:Japan Kanagawa Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Keikyū Ōtsu Station

is a passenger railway station located in the Yasuura neighborhood of the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.

Lines

Kenritsudaigaku Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 51.1 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.

Station layout

The station consists of an elevated single island platform, with the station building underneath. The platform is only long enough to handle six-car trains.

Platforms

History

Kenritsudaigaku Station was opened on April 1, 1930 as on the Shōnan Electric Railway. The Shōnan Electric Railway merged with the Keihin Electric Railway on November 1, 1941 and became the Keihin Electric Express Railway from June 1, 1948. The station was renamed on November 1, 1961, and on June 1, 1987. It assumed its present name from February 1, 2004. The station building was rebuilt in April 2005.

Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Kenritsudaigaku Station was assigned station number KK60.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 12,350 passengers daily.[2]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year daily average
200511,633 [3]
2010 12,537 [4]
2015 12,475 [5]

Surrounding area

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. Web site: Keihin Electric Railway handbook 2020-2021year= 2020. Keikyū . Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2020.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.