Shioiri Station (Kanagawa)
KK58 Shioiri Station 汐入駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Station platforms, July 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Shioiri 2-41, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken 238-0042 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°16′49″N 139°39′45″E / 35.2802°N 139.6626°E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Keikyū | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | KK Keikyū Main Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 49.2 km from Shinagawa | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | KK58 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website (in Japanese) | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 April 1930 | ||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Yokosuka-Gunkō; Yokosuka-Shioiri (until 1961) | ||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 18,162 daily | ||||||||||||||
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Shioiri Station (汐入駅, Shioiri-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.
Lines
[edit]Shioiri Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 49.2 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. Most of the station is built on an embankment, and the platforms abut a tunnel towards the Yokosuka-chūō side.
Platform screen doors were installed on 12 March 2022 and are scheduled to go into operation by April 2022.[1]
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Keikyū Main Line | for Yokosuka-chūō, Horinouchi, and Uraga KK Keikyū Kurihama Line for Keikyū Kurihama and Misakiguchi |
| 2 | ■ Keikyū Main Line | for Yokohama, Keikyū Kamata, Shinagawa, and Sengakuji KK Keikyū Airport Line for Haneda Airport Terminal 1·2 A Toei Asakusa Line for Shimbashi and Oshiage KS Keisei Oshiage Line for Aoto KS Keisei Main Line for Keisei Funabashi and Narita Airport HS Hokuso Line for Shin-Kamagaya and Inba-Nihon-Idai KS Narita Sky Access Line for Narita Airport |
History
[edit]Shioiri Station was opened on April 1, 1930, as Yokosuka Gunkō Station (横須賀軍港駅) on the Shōnan Electric Railway, which merged with the Keihin Electric Railway on 1 November 1941. The station was renamed Yokosuka-Shioiri Station (横須賀汐留駅) on 1 October 1940, and to its present name on 1 September 1961.[2]
Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Shioiri Station was assigned station number KK58.[3]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 18,162 passengers daily.[4]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average | |
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| 2005 | 24,093 | [5] |
| 2010 | 22,210 | [6] |
| 2015 | 22,127 | [7] |
Surrounding area
[edit]- Midorigaoka Girls' Junior and Senior High School
- Yokosuka City Shioiri Elementary School
- Yokosuka Arts Theatre
- Yokosuka Station
- Verny Park
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Miura, Kazuo (1998). Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inba Publishing. ISBN 978-4808306243.(in Japanese)
- ^ "京急汐入駅にホームドア設置" [Platform door installed at Keikyu Shioiri Station]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. 15 March 2022. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ 汐入駅 / 路線図・各駅情報 [Shioiri Station / Route Map/Station Information]. Keihin Electric Express Railway (Keikyu) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "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 2020-2021" (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. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links
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Media related to Shioiri Station (Kanagawa) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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