Keikyū Taura Station
Keikyū Taura Station (京急田浦駅, Keikyū Taura-eki) is a railway station on the Keikyu Main Line in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan operated by the private railway operator Keikyu.
 Keikyū Taura Station 京急田浦駅 | |
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 Keikyu Taura Station, August 2020 | |
| Location | 5-2 Funakoshi-chō, Yokosuka, Kanagawa （神奈川県横須賀市船越町五丁目2） Japan |
| Operated by | Keikyu |
| Line(s) | Keikyu Main Line |
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| Other information | |
| Station code | KK55 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1930 |
| Previous names | Shōnan Taura; Keihin Taura (until 1987) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2012 | 13,694 daily |
Lines
Keikyū Taura Station is served by the Keikyu Main Line, and is located 44.5 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shinagawa Station, in Tokyo.[1]
Station layout
Keikyū Taura Station is an elevated station with dual opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are short, and can only handle six-car long trains.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Keikyu Main Line | for Yokosuka-Chūō, Keikyū Kurihama, Misakiguchi, and Uraga |
| 2 | ■ Keikyu Main Line | for Yokohama, Haneda Airport, Shinagawa, Sengakuji Toei Asakusa Line for Oshiage |
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Keikyu Main Line | ||||
| Keikyu Wing: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Rapid Limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Oppama | Local | Anjinzuka | ||
History
The station opened on April 1, 1930[1] as Shōnan Taura Station (湘南田浦駅).[2] It was renamed Keihin Taura Station (京浜田浦駅) on November 1, 1963, and to its present name on June 1, 1987.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 13,694 passengers daily.[3]
References
- Miura, Kazuo. Keikyū Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inban Publishing (1998). ISBN 4-8083-0624-7 (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.
- Imao, Keisuke (19 August 2008). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳4号関東2 [Railway Atlas of Japan 4 Kantō 2]. Japan: Shinchō Publishing. p. 35.
- 駅別1日平均乗降人員 [Average daily passenger figures by station]. Keikyu Machi web (in Japanese). Japan: Keikyu Corporation. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
External links
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- Keikyu Taura Station (in Japanese)