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.
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.
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.
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]
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 | |
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2005 | 11,633 | [3] |
2010 | 12,537 | [4] |
2015 | 12,475 | [5] |