Shioiri Station (Kanagawa)
Shioiri Station 汐入駅 | |
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 Entrance to Shioiri Station | |
| Location |
Shioiri 2-41, Yokosuka, Kanagawa （神奈川県横須賀市汐入町二丁目41） Japan |
| Operated by | Keikyū |
| Line(s) | Keikyū Main Line |
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| Other information | |
| Station code | KK58 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1930 |
| Previous names | Yokosuka-Gunkō; Yokosuka-Shioiri (until 1987) |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (2008) | 23,512 daily |
Shioiri Station (汐入駅 Shioiri-eki) is a railway station operated by the Keikyū Main Line located in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located 49.2 rail kilometers from the northern terminus of the Keikyū Main Line at Shinagawa Station, in Tokyo.
History
Shioiri Station was opened on April 1, 1930, as Yokosuka Gunkō Station (横須賀軍港駅 Yokosuka Gunkō-eki) on the Shōnan Electric Railway, which merged with the Keihin Electric Railway on November 1, 1941. The station was renamed Yokosuka-Shioiri Station (横須賀汐留駅 Yokosuka-Shioiri-eki) on October 1, 1940, and to its present name on September 1, 1961.
Lines
Station layout
| 1 | ■ Keikyū Main Line | for Yokosuka-Chūō, Keikyū Kurihama, Misakiguchi, Uraga |
| 2 | ■ Keikyū Main Line | for Yokohama, Haneda Airport, Shinagawa, Sengakuji, Oshiage |
Shioiri Station is an elevated station with dual opposed side platforms serving two tracks. Most of the station is built on an embankment, and the platforms abut a tunnel towards the Yokosuka-Chūō side.
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Keikyū Main Line | ||||
| Hemi | Local | Yokosuka-Chūō | ||
| Oppama | Ltd. Express | Yokosuka-Chūō | ||
| Rapid Ltd. Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Keikyu Wing: Does not stop at this station | ||||
References
- Miura, Kazuo. Keikyū Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inban Publishing (1998). ISBN 4-8083-0624-7 (Japanese)
External links
- Keikyu Shioiri Station (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 35°16′49″N 139°39′45″E / 35.2802°N 139.6626°E