JO02
Kinugasa Station

衣笠駅
JR Yokosuka Line Kinugasa Station
Kinugasa Station, June 2019
General information
Location2-65 Kinugasa, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken 238-0031
Japan
Coordinates35°15′25″N 139°39′41″E / 35.2569°N 139.6613°E / 35.2569; 139.6613
Operated by JR East
Line(s)JO Yokosuka Line
Distance68.7 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 island platform
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeJO02
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 April 1944
Passengers
FY20198,369 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kurihama
JO01
Terminus
 Yokosuka Line Yokosuka
JO03
towards Tokyo
Location
Kinugasa Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Kinugasa Station
Kinugasa Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Kinugasa Station is located in Japan
Kinugasa Station
Kinugasa Station
Kinugasa Station (Japan)
Platform of JR Yokosuka-Line Kinugasa Station

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

Lines

Kinugasa Station is served by the Yokosuka Line. It is located 19.3 km from Ōfuna Station, and 68.7 km from the Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station can accommodate trains of up to 11 cars long. Because the Yokosuka line is only one track between the neighboring Yokosuka Station and Kurihama station, trains stop at this station to allow other trains to pass. There was once a short holding track beside the station, but it has been removed. The station is staffed.In an effort to make the station barrier free, a wheelchair-accessible toilet, Braille signs and elevators have been installed.

Platforms

1 JO Yokosuka Line for Kurihama
2 JO Yokosuka Line for Zushi, Ōfuna, Yokohama, Tokyo
JO Sobu Line (Rapid) for Chiba, Narita Airport

History

Kinugasa Station opened on 1 April 1944 as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR).[1] Freight operations were discontinued from February 1, 1961. The station came under the management of JR East upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. Station operations are now managed by the East Japan Eco Access Co., Ltd under contract from JR East.

Station layout

Kinugasa Station has two tracks and a single island platforms connected to the station building by an underpass.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 8,369 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

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

Fiscal yeardaily average
20059,245[3]
20109,087[4]
20158,874[5]

Surrounding area

  • Kinugasa Castle Ruins
  • Kinugasa Hospital
  • Kanagawa Prefectural Yokosuka High School
  • Miura Gakuen High School (Private)
  • Yokosuka City Kinugasa Elementary School

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kinugasa Station information. Retrieved on 28 August 2008 (in Japanese)
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

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