YRP Nobi Station
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is a railway station operated by the Keikyū
Kurihama Line
located in Yokosuka
, Kanagawa Prefecture
, Japan
. It is located 7.2 rail kilometers from the Horinouchi junction
, and 59.5 rail kilometers from the northern terminus of the Kurihama Line at Shinagawa Station
, in Tokyo
.
for the Kurihama Line, At that time, it was named simply . It became a through station on March 27, 1966 when the Kurihama Line was extended to Tsukuihama Station
. With the opening of the nearby Yokosuka Research Park
, the station was renamed on April 1, 1998. It is the fourth station in Japan (and the first non-JR station) to have letters of the alphabet in its name.
s. The station acts as a passing loop on the single track section of the Kurihama Line between Keikyū Kurihama Station
and Keikyū Nagasawa Station
.
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...
Kurihama Line
Keikyu Kurihama Line
The is a commuter rail line operated by Keikyu in Japan. Keikyū Main Line trains from Oshiage and Shinagawa in Tokyo run through the Miura Peninsula on the Keikyū Kurihama Line.-Stations:...
located in Yokosuka
Yokosuka, Kanagawa
is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. As of 2010, the city had an estimated population of 419,067 and a population density of 4,160 people per km². It covered an area of 100.62 km²...
, 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 7.2 rail kilometers from the Horinouchi junction
Horinouchi Station
is a junction railway station operated by the Keihin Electric Express Railway located in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located 52.3 rail kilometers from the northern terminus of the Keikyū Main Line at Shinagawa Station, in Tokyo.-History:...
, and 59.5 rail kilometers from the northern terminus of the Kurihama 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
YRP Nobi Station opened on November 1, 1963 as the southern terminal stationTerminal Station
Terminal Station is a 1953 film by Italian director Vittorio De Sica. It tells the story of the love affair between an Italian man and an American woman. The film was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.-Production:...
for the Kurihama Line, At that time, it was named simply . It became a through station on March 27, 1966 when the Kurihama Line was extended to Tsukuihama Station
Tsukuihama Station
is a railway station operated by Keikyū Kurihama Line located in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located 9.7 rail kilometers from the Horinouchi junction, and 62.0 rail kilometers from the northern terminus of the Kurihama Line at Shinagawa Station, in Tokyo.-History:Tsukuihama Station...
. With the opening of the nearby Yokosuka Research Park
Yokosuka Research Park
Yokosuka Research Park is an area in Yokosuka City, Japan, where many of the wireless, mobile communications related companies have set up their research and development centers and joint testing facilities....
, the station was renamed on April 1, 1998. It is the fourth station in Japan (and the first non-JR station) to have letters of the alphabet in its name.
Station layout
YRP Nobi Station has two opposing elevated 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. The station acts as a passing loop on the single track section of the Kurihama Line between Keikyū Kurihama Station
Keikyu Kurihama Station
is a railway station operated by the Keikyū Kurihama Line located in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located 4.5 rail kilometers from the Horinouchi junction, and 56.8 rail kilometers from the nortern terminus of the Kurihama Line at Shinagawa Station, in Tokyo.-History:Keikyū Kurihama...
and Keikyū Nagasawa Station
Keikyu Nagasawa Station
is a railway station operated by Keikyū Kurihama Line located in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located 8.5 rail kilometers from the Horinouchi junction, and 60.8 rail kilometers from the northern terminus of the Kurihama Line at Shinagawa Station, in Tokyo.-History:Keikyū Nagasawa...
.
Platforms
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