Kanazawa-bunko Station (金沢文庫駅, Kanazawa-bunko-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.
KK49 Kanazawa-bunko Station 金沢文庫駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Kanazawa-bunko Station west entrance in June 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 384 Yatsumachi, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 236-0016 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°20′34″N 139°37′18″E / 35.342837°N 139.621639°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Keikyū | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | KK Keikyu Main Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 39.5 km from Shinagawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | KK49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 1930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 69,940 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines edit
Kanazawa-bunko Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 39.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.[1]
Station layout edit
The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The outside tracks 1 and 4 are used for local service; inside tracks 2 and 3 are used for express services.
Platforms edit
| 1/2 | ■ Keikyu Main Line | for Yokosuka-chūō, Zushi·Hayama, Misakiguchi, and Uraga |
| 3/4 | ■ Keikyu Main Line | for Haneda Airport, Shinagawa, and Oshiage |
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The platforms in January 2021 -
A pair of 4-car trains on standby for addition to 8-car northbound services
Operations edit
Kanazawa-Bunko is a major station for railway operations. To increase capacity during peak hours, most Limited Express and Morning/Evening Wing services operate in a 12-car formation. In order to achieve this operation, a handful of 4-car trains are placed on standby on sidings around the station and are added to select 8-car Limited Express and Morning Wing trains to form a 12-car train bound for Shinagawa, at which the added sets are then removed.[2][3] The reverse happens during the evening peak hour as the 4-car sets are removed from 12-car trains while the 8-car trains continue south on through services to the Keikyū Kurihama Line and points further south.[4]
History edit
Kanazawa-bunko Station opened on April 1, 1930.[1]
Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Kanazawa-Bunko Station was assigned station number KK49.[5]
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 69,940 passengers daily.[6]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average | |
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| 2005 | 73,650 | [7] |
| 2010 | 72,532 | [8] |
| 2015 | 69,870 | [9] |
Surrounding area edit
- Kanazawa Bunko, a museum and library established in 1275
Bus services edit
Bus services from the north exit are operated by Yokohama City Bus, Daishinto Bus, and Yokohama Keikyu Bus.
See also edit
References edit
- Miura, Kazuo (1998). Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inba Publishing. ISBN 978-4808306243.(in Japanese)
- ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 233. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ "京急本線 金沢文庫 ◇泉岳寺方面 平日" [Keikyu Main Line Kanazawa Bunko ◇ Sengakuji area Weekdays]. KEIKYU WEB (in Japanese). 18 October 2021. Archived from the original on 26 March 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "京急，11月19日にダイヤ改正" [Keikyu, timetable revision on November 19]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 27 September 2016. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "京急本線 品川 ◇浦賀方面 平日" [Keikyu Main Line Shinagawa ◇ Uraga area Weekdays]. KEIKYU WEB (in Japanese). 18 October 2021. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Keihin Electric Railway handbook 2020-2021year= 2020" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Keikyū. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 Kanazawa-Bunko Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)