Tobe Station
KK38 Tobe Station 戸部駅 | |||||||||||
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 Tobe Station, 2018 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Tobe-Honchō, Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 220-0041 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°27′23″N 139°37′11″E / 35.4565°N 139.6197°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Keikyū | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | KK Keikyū Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 23.4 km from Shinagawa | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Station code | KK38 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | December 26, 1931 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 16,841 daily | ||||||||||
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Tobe Station (戸部駅, Tobe-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.
Lines
[edit]Tobe Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 23.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of a single elevated island platform serving two tracks, with the station building underneath. The platform is short, and the station can accommodate only six-car long trains.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Keikyū Main Line | for Kamiōoka, Zushi·Hayama, Uraga |
| 2 | ■ Keikyū Main Line | for Yokohama, Haneda Airport, Shinagawa, Sengakuji, Oshiage |
History
[edit]Tobe Station was opened on 26 December 1931.
Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Tobe Station was assigned station number KK38.[1]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In the 2015 data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Tobe → Yokohama was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour.[2]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 16,841 passengers daily.[3]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average | |
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| 2005 | 13,091 | [4] |
| 2010 | 15,168 | [5] |
| 2015 | 15,612 | [6] |
Surrounding area
[edit]- Nishi Ward Office
- Japan National Route 1
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Miura, Kazuo (1998). Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inba Publishing. ISBN 978-4808306243.(in Japanese)
- ^ "京急線全駅にて駅ナンバリングを開始します" [Station numbering will be introduced to all stations on the Keikyu Line]. KEIKYU WEB. 25 June 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Most Crowded Rush Hour Train Lines in Tokyo". Blog. 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ "Keihin Electric Railway handbook 2020-2021year= 2020" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Keikyū. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links
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Media related to Tobe Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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