Horinouchi Station

Horinouchi Station (堀ノ内駅, Horinouchi-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keikyū.

KK61 Horinouchi Station 堀ノ内駅
This is the platform of Horinouchi station.
General information
Location	3-4 Miharu-cho, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken 238-0014 Japan
Coordinates	35°15′48.77″N 139°41′12.22″E
Operated by	Keikyū
Line(s)	KK Keikyū Main Line KK Keikyū Kurihama Line
Distance	52.3 km from Shinagawa
Platforms	2 island platforms
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	KK61
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 1, 1930
Previous names	Yokosuka-Horinouchi (until 1961)
Passengers
2019	12,254 daily
Services
Preceding station Following station Shin-Ōtsu KK65 towards Misakiguchi Evening Wing Yokosuka-chūō One-way operation through to Kurihama Line Main Line Limited Express (Kaitoku) Yokosuka-chūō KK59 towards Sengakuji Keikyū Ōtsu KK62 towards Uraga Main Line Limited Express (Tokkyū) Main Line Local Kenritsudaigaku KK60 towards Shinagawa Shin-Ōtsu KK65 towards Misakiguchi Kurihama Line Limited Express (Kaitoku) Limited Express (Tokkyū) through to Main Line Shin-Ōtsu KK65 towards Keikyū Kurihama Kurihama Line Local
Location Horinouchi Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture Show map of Kanagawa Prefecture Horinouchi Station Horinouchi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Horinouchi is served by the Keikyū Main Line and Keikyū Kurihama Line. It is located 52.3 rail kilometers from the northern starting point of the Keikyū Main Line at Shinagawa Station, in Tokyo and is the starting station for the Keikyū Kurihama Line.

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks, connected to the station building by an underpass.

Platforms

1, 2	■ Keikyū Main Line	for Uraga
2	■ Keikyū Kurihama Line	for Keikyū Kurihama and Misakiguchi
3, 4	■ 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

The station opened on April 1, 1930 as a temporary stop on the Shōnan Electric Railways. At that time, it was named Yokosuka-Horinouchi Provisional Station (横須賀堀内仮駅), and was located 200 meters closer to Yokosuka-Chūō Station than the present station. In June 1936, it was elevated in status to a full station. In November 1941, the Shōnan Electric Railways and the Keihin Electric Railways merged, and in May 1942 became part of the Tokyu Corporation. The station was relocated to its present address in November 1942. In 1948, the Keihin Electric Express Railway became independent of the Tokyu Corporation. The station assumed its present name on September 1, 1961.^[1]

Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Horinouchi Station was assigned station number KK61.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 12,254 passengers daily.^[3]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	daily average
2005	13,122	[4]
2010	13,017	[5]
2015	12,508	[6]

Surrounding area

• Yokosuka Fruit and Vegetable Market
• Kasuga Shrine
• Yokosuka Miharu Post Office
• Yokosuka City Yamazaki Elementary School
• Yokosuka Emergency Medical Center

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Miura, Kazuo (1998). Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inba Publishing. ISBN 978-4808306243.(in Japanese)
2. "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.
3. "Keihin Electric Railway handbook 2020-2021year= 2020" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Keikyū. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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 Horinouchi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)