KK61 Horinouchi Station 堀ノ内駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 3-4 Miharu-cho, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken 238-0014 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°15′48.77″N139°41′12.22″E / 35.2635472°N 139.6867278°E /35.2635472; 139.6867278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Keikyū | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 52.3 km fromShinagawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | KK61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | April 1, 1930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Yokosuka-Horinouchi (until 1961) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2019 | 12,254 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Horinouchi Station (堀ノ内駅,Horinouchi-eki) is a junction passengerrailway station located in the city ofYokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by the private railway operatorKeikyū.
Horinouchi is served by theKeikyū Main Line andKeikyū Kurihama Line. It is located 52.3 rail kilometers from the northern starting point of the Keikyū Main Line atShinagawa Station, inTokyo and is the starting station for the Keikyū Kurihama Line.
The station consists of two elevatedisland platforms serving four tracks, connected to the station building by an underpass.
| 1, 2 | ■ Keikyū Main Line | forUraga |
| 2 | ■ Keikyū Kurihama Line | forKeikyū Kurihama andMisakiguchi |
| 3, 4 | ■ Keikyū Main Line | forYokohama,Keikyū Kamata,Shinagawa, andSengakuji KKKeikyū Airport Line forHaneda Airport Terminal 1·2 AToei Asakusa Line forShimbashi andOshiage KSKeisei Oshiage Line forAoto KSKeisei Main Line forKeisei Funabashi andNarita Airport HSHokuso Line forShin-Kamagaya andInba-Nihon-Idai KSNarita Sky Access Line forNarita Airport |
The station opened on April 1, 1930 as a temporary stop on the Shōnan Electric Railways. At that time, it was named Yokosuka-Horinouchi Provisional Station (横須賀堀内仮駅), and was located 200 meters closer toYokosuka-Chūō Station than the present station. In June 1936, it was elevated in status to a full station. In November 1941, the Shōnan Electric Railways and the Keihin Electric Railways merged, and in May 1942 became part of theTokyu Corporation. The station was relocated to its present address in November 1942. In 1948, the Keihin Electric Express Railway became independent of the Tokyu Corporation. The station assumed its present name on September 1, 1961.[1]
Keikyū introducedstation numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Horinouchi Station was assigned station number KK61.[2]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 12,254 passengers daily.[3]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average | |
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| 2005 | 13,122 | [4] |
| 2010 | 13,017 | [5] |
| 2015 | 12,508 | [6] |
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