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.
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 | ||||||||||
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| 2019 | 16,841 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editTobe 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
editThe 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
editTobe 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
editIn 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
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.
- ^ "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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