Yokosuka Station (横須賀駅, Yokosuka-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Yokosuka Station

横須賀駅
Yokosuka Station
General information
Location1-1 Hemi-cho, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken 238-0045
Japan
Coordinates35°17′03″N 139°39′18″E / 35.28417°N 139.65500°E / 35.28417; 139.65500]
Operated by JR East
Line(s)JO Yokosuka Line
Distance65.3 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 bay + 1 side platform
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
StatusStaffed ( Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeJO03
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened16 June 1889
Passengers
FY20194,845 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kinugasa
JO02
towards Kurihama
Yokosuka Line Taura
JO04
towards Tokyo
Location
Yokosuka Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Yokosuka Station
Yokosuka Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Yokosuka Station is located in Japan
Yokosuka Station
Yokosuka Station
Yokosuka Station (Japan)

Lines

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Yokosuka Station is served by the Yokosuka Line. It is located 15.9 km from Ōfuna Station, and 65.3 km from the Tokyo Station.

Station layout

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The station consists of a bay platform and a side platform serving three tracks. Platform 1, formerly used for freight operations, is currently not in use. Platform 2 is used for trains which originate or terminate at Yokosuka, and Platform 3 is for bi-directional traffic. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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2 JO Yokosuka Line for Zushi, Ōfuna, Yokohama, Tokyo, Chiba, Narita Airport
3 JO Yokosuka Line for Zushi, Ōfuna, Yokohama, Tokyo, Chiba, Narita Airport
JO Yokosuka Line for Kinugasa and Kurihama

History

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Yokosuka Station opened on June 16, 1889 as the initial terminal station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) spur line from Ōfuna to serve the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal and related Imperial Japanese Navy facilities at Yokosuka. This spur line was renamed the Yokosuka Line on October 12, 1909. The present station building, the third building on this site was completed in April, 1940 and the line extended past Yokosuka to Kurihama Station in 1944. Freight operations were discontinued from February 1, 1984. The station came under the management of JR East upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.[citation needed]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4,845 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year daily average
2005 6,159[2]
2010 5,852[3]
2015 5,583[4]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
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