Tsukuihama Station

Summary

Tsukuihama Station (津久井浜駅, Tsukuihama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.

KK70
Tsukuihama Station

津久井浜駅
Tsukuihama Station
General information
Location4-2-1 Tsukui, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken 239-0843
Japan
Coordinates35°11′54″N 139°39′55″E / 35.1982°N 139.6652°E / 35.1982; 139.6652
Operated by Keikyū
Line(s)KK Keikyū Kurihama Line
Distance62.0 km from Shinagawa
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeKK70
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)
History
OpenedMarch 27, 1966
Passengers
FY20196,299 daily
Services
Preceding station Following station
Miurakaigan
KK71
towards Misakiguchi
Evening Wing Keikyū Nagasawa
One-way operation
Kurihama Line
Limited Express (Kaitoku)
Limited Express (Tokkyū)
Keikyū Nagasawa
KK69
towards Horinouchi
Location
Tsukuihama Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Tsukuihama Station
Tsukuihama Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Tsukuihama Station is located in Japan
Tsukuihama Station
Tsukuihama Station
Tsukuihama Station (Japan)

Lines edit

Tsukuihama Station is served by the Keikyū Kurihama Line and is located 9.7 rail kilometers from the junction at Horinouchi Station, and 62.0 km from the starting point of the Keikyū Main Line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.[1]

Station layout edit

The station consists of two opposed elevated side platforms serving two tracks, with the station building underneath.

Platforms edit

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 edit

Tsukuihama Station opened on March 27, 1966, as the southern terminus of the Kurihama Line, until superseded by Miurakaigan Station on July 7 of the same year.[citation needed]

Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Tsukuihama Station was assigned station number KK70.[2]

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6,299 passengers daily.[3]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year daily average
2005 6,380 [4]
2010 6,483 [5]
2015 6,497 [6]

Surrounding area edit

  • Kanagawa Prefectural Tsukuihama High School
  • Yokosuka City Tsukui Kindergarten
  • Yokosuka Tsukui Post Office
  • Tsukui Beach

See also edit

References edit

  • 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. ^ "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. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

External links edit

  Media related to Tsukuihama Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Official website (in Japanese)