Taura Station

Taura Station (田浦駅, Taura-eki) is a railway station on the Yokosuka Line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan.

JO04
Taura Station

田浦駅
The south entrance to Taura Station in May 2012
Location1-6 Taura-cho, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken
Japan
Coordinates35.2926°N 139.6369°E / 35.2926; 139.6369
Operated by JR East
Line(s)JO Yokosuka Line
Distance63.2 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus stop
Other information
Station codeJO-04
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMay 1, 1904
Passengers
FY20082,687 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR East   Following station
JO03
toward Kurihama
Yokosuka Line
JO05
toward Tokyo
Location
Taura Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Taura Station
Taura Station (Japan)

Lines

Taura Station is served by the Yokosuka Line, and is located 63.2 kilometers from Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Taura Station has two tracks and a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is located in a valley between two tunnels. Because of this, the usable length of the platform is short, necessitating use of a selective door operation system for longer trains. Specifically, the doors of the first car, and the first door of the next car of 11-car trains stopping at the station will not open. For that, Yokosuka Line cars (E217 series and E235 series) are equipped with a switch for keeping the doors shut, and there are warning stickers on the doors that do not open.

There is an over-track station building, with exits on either side of the overpass, and ticket gates in the middle. In March 2010, elevators were installed between the concourse (inside the ticket gates) and platform, and between the station building (outside the ticket gates) and the exits. A multi-function toilet was also built.

The roof over the platform was built during World War II, and it supports are a mixture of wood and rail iron, even today.

There was previously a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office, but it was replaced with a reserved ticket vending machine on June 30, 2007. On February 22, 2015 the reserved ticket vending machine was discontinued.[1]

Platforms
1 JO Yokosuka Line for Zushi, Ōfuna, Yokohama, Tokyo, Chiba, and Narita Airport
2 JO Yokosuka Line for Yokosuka and Kurihama
  • The north entrance in May 2012
  • The ticket barriers in May 2012
  • The platform viewed from above in May 2012
  • The platform in May 2012
  • A train at the station in May 2012 with one coach inside the tunnel

History

Taura Station opened on May 1, 1904 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), the pre-war predecessor to the Japanese National Railways (JNR).[2] The spur line from Ōfuna to serve the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal and related Imperial Japanese Navy facilities at Yokosuka was renamed the Yokosuka Line in October 1909. The station came under the management of JR East upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.[2]

See also

References
  • Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7
  1. JR時刻表2015年3月号 [JR Timetable (March 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: Transportation News Co.,Ltd. 2015. p. 14.
  2. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. pp. 80–81. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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