Gumyōji Station (Keikyu)
Gumyōji Station (弘明寺駅, Gumyōji-eki) is a railway station operated by the Keikyū Keikyū Main Line located in Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located 29.1 rail kilometers from the northern terminus of the Keikyū Main Line at Shinagawa Station, in Tokyo. Note that Gumyōji Station of the Yokohama Municipal Subway is located about 500 m away, on the other side of the Gumyōji Kannon Shopping Street (弘明寺かんのん通り商店街).
 Gumyōji Station 弘明寺駅 | |
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 Gumyōji Station seen from nearby hill | |
| Location | Gumyōji 267, Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa （神奈川県横浜市南区弘明寺町267） Japan |
| Operated by | Keikyu Corporation |
| Line(s) | Keikyū Main Line |
| Distance | 29.1 km from Shinagawa |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 |
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| Other information | |
| Station code | KK43 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1930 |
| Passengers | |
| 2008 | 29,448 daily |
History
Gumyōji Station was opened on April 1, 1930 as a station on the Shōnan Electric Railway, which merged with the Keihin Electric Railway on November 1, 1941. The platforms were lengthened to accommodate 6-car long trains in 1969, and a new elevated station building was completed in 1984. The platforms were further lengthened to accommodate 8-car long trains in December 1987.
Lines
Station layout
| 1 | ■ Keikyū Main Line | for Kamiōoka, Zushi·Hayama, Uraga |
| 2 | ■ Keikyū Main Line | for Yokohama, Haneda Airport, Shinagawa, Sengakuji, Oshiage |
Gumyōji Station is an elevated station with dual opposed side platforms serving two tracks.
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Keikyū Main Line | ||||
| Idogaya | Local | Kamiōoka | ||
| Idogaya | Airport Express | Kamiōoka | ||
| Ltd. Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Rapid Ltd. Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Keikyu Wing: Does not stop at this station | ||||
References
- Miura, Kazuo. Keikyū Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inban Publishing (1998). ISBN 4-8083-0624-7 (in Japanese)
External links
- Keikyu Gumyōji Station (in Japanese)
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