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Keikyū Taura Station

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Operated by
  
Keikyu

Connections
  
Bus stop

Address
  
Japan

Line(s)
  
Keikyu Main Line

Station code
  
KK55

Opened
  
1930

Keikyū Taura Station

Location
  
5-2 Funakoshi-chō, Yokosuka, Kanagawa (神奈川県横須賀市船越町五丁目2) Japan

Previous names
  
Shōnan Taura; Keihin Taura (until 1987)

Similar
  
Anjinzuka Station, Taura Station, Oppama Station, Keikyū Ōtsu Station, Kenritsu Daigaku Station

Keikyū Taura Station (京急田浦駅, Keikyū Taura-eki) is a railway station on the Keikyu Main Line in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan operated by the private railway operator Keikyu.

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Lines

Keikyū Taura Station is served by the Keikyu Main Line, and is located 44.5 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shinagawa Station, in Tokyo.

Station layout

Keikyū Taura Station is an elevated station with dual opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are short, and can only handle six-car long trains.

History

The station opened on April 1, 1930 as Shōnan Taura Station (湘南田浦駅). It was renamed Keihin Taura Station (京浜田浦駅) on November 1, 1963, and to its present name on June 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 13,694 passengers daily.

References

Keikyū Taura Station Wikipedia