Uraga Station Explained


Uraga Station
Native Name:浦賀駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1-1-1 Uraga, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken 239-0822
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.2509°N 139.715°W
Operator: Keikyū
Line: Keikyū Main Line
Distance:55.5 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Code:KK64
Opened:April 1, 1930
Passengers:20,199 daily
Pass Year:2019
Map Type:Japan Kanagawa Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Uraga Station

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

Lines

Uraga Station is the southern terminus of the Keikyū Main Line and is located 55.5 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.

Station layout

The station consists of a single elevated dead-headed island platform with the station building underneath.

Platforms

History

Uraga Station opened on April 1, 1930. The current station building was completed in 1957.

Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Uraga Station was assigned station number KK64.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,199 passengers daily.[2]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year daily average
2005 25,818 [3]
2010 23,331 [4]
2015 21,750 [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.