Keikyū Taura Station

Keikyū Taura Station (京急田浦駅, Keikyū Taura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.

KK55 Keikyū Taura Station 京急田浦駅
Keikyu Taura Station, August 2020
General information
Location	5-2 Funakoshi-chō, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken 237-0076 Japan
Coordinates	35.3011°N 139.6254°E / 35.3011; 139.6254
Operated by	Keikyū
Line(s)	KK Keikyū Main Line
Distance	44.5 km from Shinagawa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	KK55
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 1, 1930
Previous names	Shōnan Taura; Keihin Taura (until 1987)
Passengers
2019	12,986 daily
Services
Preceding station Following station Anjinzuka KK56 towards Uraga Main Line Local Oppama KK54 towards Shinagawa
Location Keikyū Taura Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture Show map of Kanagawa Prefecture Keikyū Taura Station Keikyū Taura Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Keikyū Taura Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 44.5 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated opposed side platforms the station underneath. The platforms are short, and can only handle six-car long trains.

Platforms

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

The station opened on April 1, 1930^[1] as Shōnan Taura Station (湘南田浦駅).^[2] It was renamed Keihin Taura Station (京浜田浦駅) on November 1, 1963, and to its present name on June 1, 1987.^[2]

Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Keikyū Taura Station was assigned station number KK55.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 12,986 passengers daily.^[4]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	daily average
2005	15,064	[5]
2010	14,218	[6]
2015	13,180	[7]

Surrounding area

• Taura Plum Grove
• Nagaura Port
• JMSDF Yokosuka Base
• Yokosuka City Funakoshi Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

• Miura, Kazuo (1998). Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inba Publishing. ISBN 978-4808306243.(in Japanese)

1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 233. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
2. Imao, Keisuke (19 August 2008). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳4号関東2 [Railway Atlas of Japan 4 Kantō 2]. Japan: Shinchō Publishing. p. 35.
3. "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.
4. "Keihin Electric Railway handbook 2020-2021year= 2020" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Keikyū. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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

Media related to Keikyū Taura Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)