Gumyōji Station (弘明寺駅, Gumyōji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company operated by the Keikyū. Note that Gumyōji Station of the Yokohama Municipal Subway is located about 500 m away, on the other side of the Gumyōji Kannon Shopping Street (弘明寺かんのん通り商店街).
KK43 Gumyōji Station 弘明寺駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Gumyōji Station seen from nearby hill | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Gumyōji 267, Minami-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 232-0067 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°25′27.5″N 139°35′48.5″E / 35.424306°N 139.596806°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Keikyū | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | KK Keikyū Main Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 29.1 km from Shinagawa | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | KK43 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | April 1, 1930 | |||||||||||||||
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| 2019 | 29,663 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
editGumyōji Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 29.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two elevated opposed side platforms with the station building located underneath.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Keikyū Main Line | for Kamiōoka, Zushi·Hayama, Uraga |
| 2 | ■ Keikyū Main Line | for Yokohama, Haneda Airport Terminal 1·2, Shinagawa, Sengakuji, Oshiage |
History
editGumyōji Station was opened on April 1, 1930 as a station on the Shōnan Electric Railway, which merged with the Keihin Electric Railway on November 1, 1941. The platforms were lengthened to accommodate 6-car long trains in 1969, and a new elevated station building was completed in 1984. The platforms were further lengthened to accommodate 8-car long trains in December 1987.
Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Gumyōji Station was assigned station number KK43.[1]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 29,663 passengers daily.[2]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average | |
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| 2005 | 28,350 | [3] |
| 2010 | 29,082 | [4] |
| 2015 | 29,935 | [5] |
Surrounding area
edit- Gumyoji Park
- Yokohama City Minami Library
- Yokohama City Minami Junior High School
- Yokohama Gumyoji Post Office
- Yokohama City Ooka District Center
- Yokohama City Minami Sports Center
See also
editReferences
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.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links
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Media related to Gumyōji Station (Keikyu) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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