Yokosuka-chūō Station

Yokosuka-chūō Station (横須賀中央駅, Yokosuka-chūō-eki) is a railway station in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keikyu.

KK59 Yokosuka-chūō Station 横須賀中央駅
Yokosuka-chūō Station building in May 2008
Location	2-25 Wakamatsu-chō, Yokosuka, Kanagawa （横須賀市若松町2-25） Japan
Operated by	Keikyu
Line(s)	Keikyu Main Line
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	KK59
History
Opened	1930
Passengers
FY2011	67,053 daily

Lines

Yokosuka-chūō Station is served by the Keikyu Main Line, and is located 49.9 km from the northern starting point of the line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.

Station layout

The platforms, July 2015

Yokosuka-chūō is an elevated station with two opposed side platforms serving two tracks.

Platforms

1	■ Keikyu Main Line	for Uraga, Keikyū Kurihama, Miurakaigan, and Misakiguchi
2	■ Keikyu Main Line	for Yokohama, Shinagawa, Haneda Airport, and Oshiage

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Keikyu Main Line
Kanazawa-bunko		Morning Wing (up)		Miurakaigan (Keikyu Kurihama Line)
Kanazawa-hakkei		Keikyu Wing (down)		Horinouchi
Kanazawa-hakkei		Limited Express (Kaitoku)		Horinouchi
Shioiri		Limited Express (Tokkyū)		Horinouchi
Shioiri		Local		Kenritsudaigaku

History

The station opened on 1 April 1930.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the train was used by an average of 67,053 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

• Port of Yokosuka
• Kanagawa Dental University
• National Route 16

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

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

External links

• Keikyu station information (in Japanese)