Shioiri Station (Kanagawa)
Shioiri Station (汐入駅, Shioiri-eki) is a railway station on the Keikyu Main Line in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keikyu.
 Shioiri Station 汐入駅 | |
|---|---|
 Entrance to Shioiri Station | |
| Location | Shioiri 2-41, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken Japan |
| Operated by | Keikyu |
| Line(s) | Keikyu Main Line |
| Distance | 49.2 km from Shinagawa |
| Connections | Bus stop |
| Other information | |
| Station code | KK58 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 April 1930 |
| Previous names | Yokosuka-Gunkō; Yokosuka-Shioiri (until 1987) |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2008) | 23,512 daily |
| Location | |
  Shioiri Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture | |
Lines
Shiori Station is served by the Keikyu Main Line, and lies 49.2 kilometers from the starting point of the Keikyu Main Line at Shinagawa Station, in Tokyo.
Station layout
| 1 | ■ Keikyū Main Line | for Yokosuka-chūō, Keikyū Kurihama, Misakiguchi, Uraga |
| 2 | ■ Keikyū Main Line | for Yokohama, Haneda Airport, Shinagawa, Sengakuji, Oshiage |
Shioiri Station is an elevated station with dual opposed side platforms serving two tracks. Most of the station is built on an embankment, and the platforms abut a tunnel towards the Yokosuka-chūō side.
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keikyu Main Line | ||||
| Keikyu Wing: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Morning Wing: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express (Kaitoku): Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Oppama | Limited Express (Tokkyū) | Yokosuka-chūō | ||
| Hemi | Local | Yokosuka-chūō | ||
History
Shioiri Station was opened on April 1, 1930, as Yokosuka Gunkō Station (横須賀軍港駅) on the Shōnan Electric Railway, which merged with the Keihin Electric Railway on November 1, 1941. The station was renamed Yokosuka-Shioiri Station (横須賀汐留駅) on October 1, 1940, and to its present name on September 1, 1961.
See also
References
- Miura, Kazuo. Keikyū Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inban Publishing (1998). ISBN 4-8083-0624-7 (in Japanese)
External links
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- Keikyu Shioiri Station (in Japanese)