Anjinzuka Station
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KK56 Anjinzuka Station 安針塚駅 | |||||||||||
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Anjinzuka Station, August 2019 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 3 Nagaura-cho, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken 237-0072 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°17′12″N 139°38′35″E / 35.2868°N 139.6430°E | ||||||||||
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| Distance | 47.2 km from Shinagawa | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | KK56 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | April 1, 1930 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Gunjubumae (until 1940) | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 4,671 daily | ||||||||||
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Anjinzuka Station (安針塚駅, Anjinzuka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.
Anjinzuka Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 47.2 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed elevated side platforms with the station building underneath.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Keikyū Main Line | for Yokosuka-Chūō, Horinouchi, and Uraga |
| 2 | ■ Keikyū Main Line | for Yokohama, Keikyū Kamata, and Shinagawa |
History
The station opened on October 1, 1934, as Gunjubumae Station (軍需部前駅, Gunjubumae-eki) on the Shōnan Electric Railway, which merged with the Keihin Electric Railway on November 1, 1940. The station was renamed Anjinzuka on October 1, 1940.[1] The station building was rebuilt in 2007.
Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Anjinzuka Station was assigned station number KK56.[2]
Passenger statistics
Surrounding area
- Yokosuka City Nagaura Elementary School
- Tomb of William Adams (pilot)
