Miurakaigan Station

Miurakaigan Station
三浦海岸駅

Miurakaigan Station
Location 1497 Kamimiyada, Minamishimoura-chō, Miura, Kanagawa
(神奈川県三浦市南下浦町上宮田1497)
Japan
Operated by Keikyu
Line(s) Keikyu Kurihama Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
Station code KK71
History
Opened 1966
Traffic
Passengers (FY2008) 13,021 daily

Miurakaigan Station (三浦海岸駅 Miurakaigan-eki) is a railway station on the Keikyu Kurihama Line in Miura, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keikyu.

Lines

Miurakaigan Station is served by the Keikyu Kurihama Line, and is located 11.2 km from the junction at Horinouchi Station, and 63.5 km from Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.

Station layout

View of the platforms, May 2008

Miurakaigan Station has two elevated side platforms serving two tracks.

Platforms

1  Keikyu Kurihama Line for Misakiguchi
3  Keikyū Kurihama Line for Yokosuka-Chūō, Yokohama, Shinagawa, Haneda Airport, and Oshiage

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Keikyu Kurihama Line
Yokosuka-Chūō (Keikyu Main Line)   Morning Wing (up)   Terminus
Tsukuihama   Keikyu Wing (down)   Misakiguchi
Tsukuihama   Limited Express   Misakiguchi
Tsukuihama   Limited Express   Misakiguchi

History

Miurakaigan Station opened on July 7, 1966 as the southern terminal station for the Kurihama Line. The platforms were lengthened in 1968 to handle 12-car trains. In 1975, the Kurihama Line was extended to its present terminus at Misakiguchi Station.

References

  • Miura, Kazuo. Keikyū Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inban Publishing (1998). ISBN 4-8083-0624-7 (Japanese)

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    Coordinates: 35°11′17.08″N 139°39′12.20″E / 35.1880778°N 139.6533889°E / 35.1880778; 139.6533889

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