YRP Nobi Station

YRP Nobi Station (YRP野比駅, Waiārupī Nobi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.

KK68 YRP Nobi Station YRP野比駅
YRP Nobi Station
General information
Location	Nobi 1-9-1, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken 239-0841 Japan
Coordinates	35°12′43.59″N 139°41′05.94″E
Operated by	Keikyū
Line(s)	KK Keikyū Kurihama Line
Distance	59.5 km from Shinagawa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	KK68
Website	Official website (in Japanese)
History
Opened	1 November 1963
Previous names	Nobi (until 1998)
Passengers
FY2019	18,536 daily
Services
Preceding station Following station Keikyū Nagasawa KK69 towards Misakiguchi Evening Wing Keikyū Kurihama One-way operation Kurihama Line Limited Express (Kaitoku) Limited Express (Tokkyū) Keikyū Kurihama KK67 towards Horinouchi
Location YRP Nobi Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture Show map of Kanagawa Prefecture YRP Nobi Station YRP Nobi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

YRP Nobi Station is served by the Keikyū Kurihama Line and is located 7.2 rail kilometers from the junction at Horinouchi Station, and 59.5 km from the starting point of the Keikyū Main Line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms with the station building underneath. The station acts as a passing loop on the single track section of the Kurihama Line between Keikyū Kurihama Station and Keikyū Nagasawa Station.

Platforms

1	■ Keikyū Kurihama Line	for Miurakaigan and Misakiguchi
2	■ Keikyū Kurihama Line	for Keikyū Kurihama and Horinouchi KK Keikyū Main Line for Yokohama, Shinagawa, and Sengakuji  KK Keikyū Airport Line for Haneda Airport  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

YRP Nobi Station opened on 1 November 1963 as the southern terminal station for the Kurihama Line, At that time, it was named simply Nobi Station (野比駅). It became a through station on 27 March 1966 when the Kurihama Line was extended to Tsukuihama Station. With the opening of the nearby Yokosuka Research Park, the station was renamed on 1 April 1998. It is the fourth station in Japan (and the first non-JR station) to have letters of the alphabet in its name.^[2]

Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; YRP Nobi Station was assigned station number KK68.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 18,536 passengers daily.^[4]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2005	22,341[5]
2010	20,965[6]
2015	18,609[7]

Surrounding area

• Yokosuka Research Park
• Nobi Beach
• Nobi Shopping Street

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan