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Gumyōji Station (Keikyu)

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Operated by
  
Keikyu Corporation

Distance
  
29.1 km from Shinagawa

Connections
  
Bus stop

Opened
  
1930

Line(s)
  
Keikyū Main Line

Platforms
  
2 side platforms

Address
  
Japan

Tracks
  
2

Gumyōji Station (Keikyu)

Location
  
Gumyōji 267, Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa (神奈川県横浜市南区弘明寺町267) Japan

Similar
  
Idogaya Station, Kamiōoka Station, Gumyo‑ji Temple, Koganechō Station, Minami‑Ōta Station

Gumyōji Station (弘明寺駅, Gumyōji-eki) is a railway station operated by the Keikyū Keikyū Main Line located in Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located 29.1 rail kilometers from the northern terminus of the Keikyū Main Line at Shinagawa Station, in Tokyo. Note that Gumyōji Station of the Yokohama Municipal Subway is located about 500 m away, on the other side of the Gumyōji Kannon Shopping Street (弘明寺かんのん通り商店街).

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History

Gumyōji Station was opened on April 1, 1930 as a station on the Shōnan Electric Railway, which merged with the Keihin Electric Railway on November 1, 1941. The platforms were lengthened to accommodate 6-car long trains in 1969, and a new elevated station building was completed in 1984. The platforms were further lengthened to accommodate 8-car long trains in December 1987.

Lines

  • Keikyu
  • Keikyū Main Line
  • Station layout

    Gumyōji Station is an elevated station with dual opposed side platforms serving two tracks.

    References

    Gumyōji Station (Keikyu) Wikipedia