YRP Nobi Station

YRP Nobi Station (YRP野比駅, Waiārupī Nobi-eki) is a railway station on the Keikyu Kurihama Line in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keikyu.

YRP Nobi Station YRP野比駅
YRP Nobi Station
Location	Nobi 1-9-1, Yokosuka, Kanagawa （神奈川県横須賀市野比1-9-1） Japan
Operated by	Keikyu
Line(s)	Keikyu Kurihama Line
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	KK68
History
Opened	1963
Previous names	Nobi (until 1998)
Passengers
2008	20,974 daily

Lines

YRP Nobi Station is served by the Keikyu Kurihama Line, and is located 7.2 km from Horinouchi Station, and 59.5 km from Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.

Station layout

YRP Nobi Station has two opposing elevated side platforms. 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	■ Keikyu Kurihama Line	for Miurakaigan and Misakiguchi
2	■ Keikyu Kurihama Line	for Yokosuka-chūō, Yokohama, Haneda Airport and Shinagawa

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Keikyū Kurihama Line
Morning Wing: Does not stop at this station
Keikyū Kurihama		Keikyu Wing		Keikyū Nagasawa
Keikyū Kurihama		Limited Express (Kaitoku)		Keikyū Nagasawa
Keikyū Kurihama		Limited Express (Tokkyū)		Keikyū Nagasawa

History

YRP Nobi Station opened on November 1, 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 March 27, 1966 when the Kurihama Line was extended to Tsukuihama Station. With the opening of the nearby Yokosuka Research Park, the station was renamed on April 1, 1998. It is the fourth station in Japan (and the first non-JR station) to have letters of the alphabet in its name.

References

• Miura, Kazuo. Keikyū　Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inban Publishing　(1998). ISBN 4-8083-0624-7 (in Japanese)

External links

• YRP Nobi Station (in Japanese)