Shioiri Station (Kanagawa) Explained
Shioiri Station |
| Native Name: | 汐入駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | Shioiri 2-41, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken 238-0042 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 35.2802°N 139.6626°W |
| Operator: | Keikyū |
| Line: | Keikyū Main Line |
| Distance: | 49.2 km from |
| Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
| Connections: | Bus stop |
| Accessible: | Yes |
| Code: | KK58 |
| Opened: | 1 April 1930 |
| Former: | Yokosuka-Gunkō; Yokosuka-Shioiri (until 1961) |
| Passengers: | 18,162 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Map Dot Label: | Shioiri Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.
Lines
Shioiri Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 49.2 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. Most of the station is built on an embankment, and the platforms abut a tunnel towards the Yokosuka-chūō side.
Platform screen doors were installed on 12 March 2022 and are scheduled to go into operation by April 2022.[1]
Platforms
History
Shioiri Station was opened on April 1, 1930, as on the Shōnan Electric Railway, which merged with the Keihin Electric Railway on 1 November 1941. The station was renamed on 1 October 1940, and to its present name on 1 September 1961.[2]
Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Shioiri Station was assigned station number KK58.[3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 18,162 passengers daily.[4]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average | |
|---|
| 2005 | 24,093 | [5] |
| 2010 | 22,210 | [6] |
| 2015 | 22,127 | [7] |
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Surrounding area
See also
References
- Book: Miura . Kazuo . Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari . 1998 . Inba Publishing . 978-4808306243.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 15 March 2022 . 京急汐入駅にホームドア設置 . Platform door installed at Keikyu Shioiri Station . https://web.archive.org/web/20220315100739/https://railf.jp/news/2022/03/15/181500.html . 15 March 2022 . 15 March 2022 . Japan Railfan Magazine Online.
- Web site: ja:汐入駅 / 路線図・各駅情報. ja. Shioiri Station / Route Map/Station Information . Keihin Electric Express Railway (Keikyu) . https://www.keikyu.co.jp/ride/kakueki/KK58.html. 28 August 2023. 17 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230517041002/https://www.keikyu.co.jp/ride/kakueki/KK58.html. live .
- Web site: 25 June 2010 . 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 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221145632/https://www.keikyu.co.jp/company/news/2010/detail/001333.html . 21 February 2014 . 27 February 2023 . KEIKYU WEB.
- Web site: Keihin Electric Railway handbook 2020-2021. Keikyū. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2020 .
- Web site: http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/369528.pdf. ja:神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度）. Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005). Japanese. Japan. Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. 26 March 2021.
- Web site: http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/427362.pdf. ja:神奈川県県勢要覧（平成23年度）. Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010). Japanese. Japan. Kanagawa Prefecture. 26 March 2021.
- Web site: http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/877254.pdf. ja:神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度. Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010). Japanese. Japan. Kanagawa Prefecture. 26 March 2021.
