Shioiri Station (Kanagawa)
Encyclopedia
is a railway station operated by the Keikyū
Main Line located in Kanagawa, Kanagawa Prefecture
, Japan
. It is located 49.2 rail kilometers from the northern terminus of the Keikyū Main Line at Shinagawa Station
, in Tokyo
.
s serving two tracks. Most of the station is built on an embankment, and the platforms abut a tunnel towards the Yokosuka-Chūō side.
Keihin Electric Express Railway
, also known as or, more recently, , is a private railroad that connects inner Tokyo to Kawasaki, Yokohama, Yokosuka and other points on the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture. It also provides rail access to Haneda Airport in Tokyo. means the Tokyo - Yokohama area. The company's railway...
Main Line located in Kanagawa, Kanagawa Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is located 49.2 rail kilometers from the northern terminus of the Keikyū Main Line at Shinagawa Station
Shinagawa Station
is the first major station south ofTokyo Station and is a major interchange for trains operated by JR East, JR Central, and Keikyu. The Tōkaidō Shinkansen and other trains to the Miura Peninsula, Izu Peninsula and the Tōkai region pass through here...
, in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
.
History
Shioiri Station was opened on April 1, 1930 as on the Shōnan Electric Railway, which merged with the Keihin Electric Railway on November 1, 1941. The station was renamed on October 1, 1940, and to its present name on September 1, 1961.Station layout
Shioiri Station is an elevated station with dual opposed side platformSide platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s serving two tracks. Most of the station is built on an embankment, and the platforms abut a tunnel towards the Yokosuka-Chūō side.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Keikyū Main Line | ・ ・・ ・ |
| 2 | ■Keikyū Main Line | ・ ・ ・ ・ |