Taura Station

JO04
Taura Station

田浦駅
The south entrance to Taura Station in May 2012
General information
Location1-6 Taura-cho
Yokosuka, Kanagawa
Japan
Coordinates35°17′33″N 139°38′13″E / 35.2926°N 139.6369°E / 35.2926; 139.6369
OperatorJR East
LineYokosuka Line
Distance63.2 km (39.3 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus stop
Construction
Structure type
Below-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeJO04
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMay 1, 1904
Passengers
FY20192,232 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Yokosuka
JO03
towards Kurihama
 Yokosuka Line Higashi-Zushi
JO05
towards Tokyo
Location
Taura Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Taura Station
Taura Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Taura Station is located in Japan
Taura Station
Taura Station
Location within Japan

Taura Station (Japanese: 田浦駅, Hepburn: Taura-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Taura Station is served by the Yokosuka Line. It is located 13.8 kilometres (8.6 mi) from Ōfuna Station, and 63.2 kilometres (39.3 mi) from the start of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has two tracks and a single island platform connected to a station building above the tracks by a footbridge. The station is located in a valley between two tunnels, limiting the usable length of the platform. As a result, 11-car trains use selective door operation at the station: the doors of the first car and the first door of the second car remain closed. The E217 series and E235 series trains used on the Yokosuka Line are equipped to keep those doors closed at the station and have warning stickers on the doors that do not open.

The station building has exits on either side of the overpass, with ticket gates in the center. Elevators were installed in March 2010 between the concourse inside the ticket gates and the platform, and between the station building outside the ticket gates and the exits. A multi-function toilet was also installed.

Platforms

1  Yokosuka Line for Zushi, Ōfuna, Yokohama, Tokyo, Chiba, and Narita Airport
2  Yokosuka Line for Yokosuka and Kurihama

History

Taura Station opened on May 1, 1904 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), the pre-war predecessor to the Japanese National Railways (JNR). The spur line from Ōfuna to serve the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal and related Imperial Japanese Navy facilities at Yokosuka was renamed the Yokosuka Line in October 1909.[citation needed] The station came under the management of JR East upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2,232 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yeardaily average
20052,915
20102,561
20152,353

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. pp. 80–81. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.

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