Anjinzuka Station
KK56 Anjinzuka Station 安針塚駅 | |||||||||||
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 Anjinzuka Station, August 2019 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 3 Nagaura-cho, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken 237-0072 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°17′12″N 139°38′35″E / 35.2868°N 139.6430°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Keikyū | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | KK Keikyū Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 47.2 km from Shinagawa | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | KK56 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | April 1, 1930 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Gunjubumae (until 1940) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 4,671 daily | ||||||||||
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Anjinzuka Station (安針塚駅, Anjinzuka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.
Lines
[edit]Anjinzuka Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 47.2 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two opposed elevated side platforms with the station building underneath.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Keikyū Main Line | for Yokosuka-Chūō, Horinouchi, and Uraga KK Keikyū Kurihama Line for Keikyū Kurihama |
| 2 | ■ Keikyū Main Line | for Yokohama, Keikyū Kamata, and Shinagawa KK Keikyū Airport Line for Haneda Airport Terminal 1·2 |
History
[edit]The station opened on October 1, 1934, as Gunjubumae Station (軍需部前駅, Gunjubumae-eki) on the Shōnan Electric Railway, which merged with the Keihin Electric Railway on November 1, 1940. The station was renamed Anjinzuka on October 1, 1940.[1] The station building was rebuilt in 2007.
Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Anjinzuka Station was assigned station number KK56.[2]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4,671 passengers daily.[3]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5,094 | [4] |
| 2010 | 4,981 | [5] |
| 2015 | 4,874 | [6] |
Surrounding area
[edit]- Yokosuka City Nagaura Elementary School
- Tomb of William Adams (pilot)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Miura, Kazuo (1998). Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inba Publishing. ISBN 978-4808306243.(in Japanese)
- ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links
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Media related to Anjinzuka Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)