Jimmuji Station (神武寺駅, Jinmuji-eki) is a railway station on the Keikyu Zushi Line in Zushi, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keikyu.

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Jimmuji Station

神武寺駅
Jimmuji Station building in July 2015
General information
Location2-11-2 Ikego, Zushi-shi, Kanagawa-ken
Japan
Coordinates35°18′22.19″N 139°35′34.23″E / 35.3061639°N 139.5928417°E / 35.3061639; 139.5928417
Operated byKeikyu
Line(s)KK Keikyu Zushi Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeKK52
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 April 1931
Passengers
FY20086,240 daily
Services
Preceding station Following station
Zushi·Hayama
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Terminus
Zushi Line
Limited Express (Tokkyū)
Express
Local
Mutsuura
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Location
Jimmuji Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Jimmuji Station
Jimmuji Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Jimmuji Station is located in Japan
Jimmuji Station
Jimmuji Station
Jimmuji Station (Japan)

Lines

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Jimmuji Station is served by the Keikyu Zushi Line branch line from Kanazawa-hakkei to Zushi·Hayama. It is located 4.1 km from the junction at Kanazawa-hakkei Station, and 45.0 km from the starting point of the line at Shinagawa Station.

Station layout

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Jimmuji Station has two side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are connected by a level crossing for passenger use. A dedicated entrance and exit is provided on the north side of the station for US Navy personnel, which links directly to the adjoining Ikego housing complex.

On the north side of the station are narrow gauge (1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)) storage tracks used for transferring rolling stock from J-TREC's Yokohama factory to JR East's tracks at Zushi Station.

Platforms

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1 KK Keikyu Zushi Line for Zushi·Hayama
2 KK Keikyu Zushi Line for Yokohama, Shinagawa, and Haneda Airport (Terminal 3 and Terminal 1·2)

History

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The station entrance in July 2006

Jimmuji Station opened on April 1, 1931, as a temporary stop on the Shōnan Electric Railway, the predecessor to the current Keikyu. It was initially located 300 meters towards Kanagawa Hakkei than the present station. It became a full station on June 11, 1936. In 1942, the Shōnan Electric Railway became part of the Tokyu Corporation, and Jimmuji Station was relocated to its present address on September 1, 1944. In 1948, the Keihin Electric Railway (later Keikyu) spun out from the Tokyu Corporation. A new station building was completed in March 2007.

Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Jimmuji Station was assigned station number KK52.[1]

Surrounding area

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  • CFAY Ikego Housing Detachment
  • Kanagawa Prefectural Zushi High School
  • Toshoji Temple (東昌寺)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  • Miura, Kazuo. Keikyū Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inban Publishing (1998). ISBN 4-8083-0624-7 (in Japanese)
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