Kitakurihama Station (北久里浜駅, Kitakurihama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.
KK66 Kitakurihama Station 北久里浜駅 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Negishi 2-206, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken 239-0807 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°14′58″N 139°41′11″E | ||||||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | KK Keikyū Kurihama Line | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 54.0 km from Shinagawa | ||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | KK66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | December 1, 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Shōnan (to 1948); Shōnan-ida (until 1963) | ||||||||||||||||||
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FY2019 | 25,627 daily | ||||||||||||||||||
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Kitakurihama Station is served by the Keikyū Kurihama Line and is located1.7 rail kilometers from the junction at Horinouchi Station, and 54.0 km from the starting point of the Keikyū Main Line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.[1]
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge.
1 | ■ Keikyū Kurihama Line | for Keikyū Kurihama and Misakiguchi |
2 | ■ Keikyū Kurihama Line | for Yokosuka-chūō, Yokohama, Shinagawa, Haneda Airport![]() |
Kitakurihama Station opened on December 1, 1942 as a station on the Tokyu Shōnan Line. At that time, it was named Shōnan Station (昭南駅, Shōnan-eki), using the same kanji as the war-time Japanese name for Singapore in celebration of the Japanese victory. On February 1, 1948, the station was renamed Shōnan-ida Station (湘南井田駅, Shōnan-ida-eki), using the kanji for the Shōnan area of Japan. It became a station on the Keihin Electric Express Railway from June 1, 1948. The station was renamed to its present name on November 1, 1963. A new station building was completed in December 1985.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 25,627 passengers daily.[2]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | daily average | |
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2005 | 26,628 | [3] |
2010 | 25,188 | [4] |
2015 | 27,581 | [5] |
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Stations of the Keikyū Kurihama Line | |
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