Tsukuihama Station Explained
Tsukuihama Station |
| Native Name: | 津久井浜駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 4-2-1 Tsukui, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken 239-0843 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 35.1982°N 139.6652°W |
| Operator: | Keikyū |
| Line: | Keikyū Kurihama Line |
| Distance: | 62.0 km from |
| Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
| Accessible: | Yes |
| Code: | KK70 |
| Opened: | March 27, 1966 |
| Passengers: | 6,299 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Kanagawa Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Tsukuihama Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.
Lines
Tsukuihama Station is served by the Keikyū Kurihama Line and is located 9.7 rail kilometers from the junction at Horinouchi Station, and 62.0 km from the starting point of the Keikyū Main Line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.[1]
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed elevated side platforms serving two tracks, with the station building underneath.
Platforms
History
Tsukuihama Station opened on March 27, 1966, as the southern terminus of the Kurihama Line, until superseded by Miurakaigan Station on July 7 of the same year.
Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Tsukuihama Station was assigned station number KK70.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6,299 passengers daily.[3]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average | |
|---|
| 2005 | 6,380 | [4] |
| 2010 | 6,483 | [5] |
| 2015 | 6,497 | [6] |
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Surrounding area
- Kanagawa Prefectural Tsukuihama High School
- Yokosuka City Tsukui Kindergarten
- Yokosuka Tsukui Post Office
- Tsukui Beach
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.
- 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.
