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DeutschYokosuka-chūō Station
KK59 Yokosuka-chūō Station 横須賀中央駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Yokosuka-chūō Station building in April 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2-25 Wakamatsu-chō, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken 238-0007 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°16′43″N 139°40′12″E / 35.2785°N 139.6701°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Keikyū | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | KK Keikyū Main Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 49.9 km from Shinagawa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | KK59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website (in Japanese) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | April 1, 1930 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2019 | 68,092 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yokosuka-chūō Station (横須賀中央駅, Yokosuka-chūō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.
Lines
[edit]Yokosuka-chūō Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 49.9 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two elevated opposed side platforms with the station building underneath.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Keikyū Main Line | for Horinouchi and Uraga KK Keikyū Kurihama Line for Keikyū Kurihama and Misakiguchi |
| 2 | ■ Keikyū Main Line | for Yokohama, Keikyū Kamata, Shinagawa, and Sengakuji KK Keikyū Airport Line for Haneda Airport A Toei Asakusa Line for Shimbashi and Oshiage KS Keisei Oshiage Line for Aoto KS Keisei Main Line for Keisei Funabashi and Narita Airport HS Hokuso Line for Shin-Kamagaya and Inba-Nihon-Idai KS Narita Sky Access Line for Narita Airport |
History
[edit]The station opened on 1 April 1930.[1]
Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Yokosuka-chūō Station was assigned station number KK59.[2]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 68,092 passengers daily.[3]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average | |
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| 2005 | 70,776 | [4] |
| 2010 | 68,232 | [5] |
| 2015 | 67,278 | [6] |
Surrounding area
[edit]- Yokosuka More's
- Port of Yokosuka
- United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka
- Japan National Route 16
- Kanagawa Dental University
- Mikasa Park
- Dobuita Street
- Mikasa Building Shōtengai
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Miura, Kazuo (1998). Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inba Publishing. ISBN 978-4808306243.(in Japanese)
- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 233. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ "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]. KEIKYU WEB. 25 June 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Keihin Electric Railway handbook 2020-2021year= 2020" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Keikyū. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成23年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links
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Media related to Yokosuka-chūō Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Keikyu station information (in Japanese)
- Search photo of Yokosuka-chūō Station - PIXTA