YRP Nobi Station

YRP Nobi Station (YRP野比駅, Waiārupī Nobi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.

KK68
YRP Nobi Station

YRP野比駅
YRP Nobi Station
General information
LocationNobi 1-9-1, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken 239-0841
Japan
Coordinates35°12′43.59″N 139°41′05.94″E
Operated by Keikyū
Line(s)KK Keikyū Kurihama Line
Distance59.5 km from Shinagawa
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
Station codeKK68
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedNovember 1, 1963
Previous namesNobi (until 1998)
Passengers
FY201918,536 daily
Services
Preceding station Following station
Keikyū Nagasawa
KK69
towards Misakiguchi
 Evening Wing Keikyū Kurihama
One-way operation
Kurihama Line
Limited Express (Kaisoku)
Limited Express (Tokkyū)
 Keikyū Kurihama
KK67
towards Horinouchi
Location
YRP Nobi Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
YRP Nobi Station
YRP Nobi Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
YRP Nobi Station is located in Japan
YRP Nobi Station
YRP Nobi Station
YRP Nobi Station (Japan)

Lines

YRP Nobi Station is served by the Keikyū Kurihama Line and is located 7.2 rail kilometers from the junction at Horinouchi Station, and 59.5 km from the starting point of the Keikyū Main Line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms with the station building underneath. The station acts as a passing loop on the single track section of the Kurihama Line between Keikyū Kurihama Station and Keikyū Nagasawa Station.

Platforms
1 ■ Keikyū Kurihama Line for Miurakaigan and Misakiguchi
2 ■ Keikyū Kurihama Line for Yokosuka-chūō, Yokohama, Haneda Airport and Shinagawa

History

YRP Nobi Station opened on November 1, 1963 as the southern terminal station for the Kurihama Line, At that time, it was named simply Nobi Station (野比駅). It became a through station on March 27, 1966 when the Kurihama Line was extended to Tsukuihama Station. With the opening of the nearby Yokosuka Research Park, the station was renamed on April 1, 1998. It is the fourth station in Japan (and the first non-JR station) to have letters of the alphabet in its name.[2]

Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; YRP Nobi Station was assigned station number KK68.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 18,536 passengers daily.[4]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
200522,341[5]
201020,965[6]
201518,609[7]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 233. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. Miura, Kazuo (1998). Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inba Publishing. ISBN 978-4808306243.(in Japanese)
  3. "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.
  4. "Keihin Electric Railway handbook 2020-2021year= 2020" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Keikyū. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.

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