Anjinzuka Station

Railway station in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
  • Bus stop
ConstructionAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeKK56WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedApril 1, 1930Previous namesGunjubumae (until 1940)PassengersFY20194,671 daily Services
Preceding station Following station
Hemi
KK57
towards Uraga
 Main Line
Local
 Keikyū Taura
KK55
towards Shinagawa
The platforms at Anjinzuka Station

Anjinzuka Station (安針塚駅, Anjinzuka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.

Lines

Anjinzuka Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 47.2 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.

Station layout

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

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

History

The station opened on October 1, 1934, as Gunjubumae Station (軍需部前駅, Gunjubumae-eki) on the Shōnan Electric Railway, which merged with the Keihin Electric Railway on November 1, 1940. The station was renamed Anjinzuka on October 1, 1940.[1] The station building was rebuilt in 2007.

Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Anjinzuka Station was assigned station number KK56.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4,671 passengers daily.[3]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year daily average
2005 5,094 [4]
2010 4,981 [5]
2015 4,874 [6]

Surrounding area

  • Yokosuka City Nagaura Elementary School
  • Tomb of William Adams (pilot)

See also

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 Anjinzuka Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Official website (in Japanese)