Gumyōji Station (Keikyu)
KK43 Gumyōji Station 弘明寺駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Gumyōji Station seen from nearby hill | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Gumyōji 267, Minami-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 232-0067 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°25′27.5″N 139°35′48.5″E / 35.424306°N 139.596806°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Keikyū | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | KK Keikyū Main Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 29.1 km from Shinagawa | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | KK43 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | April 1, 1930 | |||||||||||||||
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| 2019 | 29,663 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Gumyōji Station (弘明寺駅, Gumyōji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company operated by the Keikyū. 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).
Lines
[edit]Gumyōji Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 29.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two elevated opposed side platforms with the station building located underneath.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Keikyū Main Line | for Kamiōoka, Zushi·Hayama, Uraga |
| 2 | ■ Keikyū Main Line | for Yokohama, Haneda Airport Terminal 1·2, Shinagawa, Sengakuji, Oshiage |
History
[edit]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.
Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Gumyōji Station was assigned station number KK43.[1]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 29,663 passengers daily.[2]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average | |
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| 2005 | 28,350 | [3] |
| 2010 | 29,082 | [4] |
| 2015 | 29,935 | [5] |
Surrounding area
[edit]- Gumyoji Park
- Yokohama City Minami Library
- Yokohama City Minami Junior High School
- Yokohama Gumyoji Post Office
- Yokohama City Ooka District Center
- Yokohama City Minami Sports Center
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 Gumyōji Station (Keikyu) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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