is a railway station on the

Keikyu Zushi Line (), 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. mea ...

Zushi, Kanagawa is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of June 2012, the city has an estimated population of 58,087, and a population density of 3,350 per km². The total area is . Geography Zushi is located at the head of Miura Peninsula, facin ...

, Japan, operated by the

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operator

Keikyu (), 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. mea ...

Lines

Jimmuji Station is served by the

branch line from to . It is located 4.1 km from the junction at Kanazawa-hakkei Station, and 45.0 km from the starting point of the line at

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Station layout

Jimmuji Station has two

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s serving two tracks. The platforms are connected by a level crossing for passenger use. A dedicated entrance and exit is provided on the north side of the station for

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personnel, which links directly to the adjoining Ikego housing complex. On the north side of the station are narrow gauge () storage tracks used for transferring rolling stock from

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's Yokohama factory to JR East's tracks at

Zushi Station is a passenger railway station on the Yokosuka Line in Zushi, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Zushi Station is served by the Yokosuka Line and also by Shōnan-Shinjuku Line through services. It lies ...

Platforms

File:Jimmuji Station ticket barriers 20150725.JPG, The ticket barriers in July 2015 File:Jimmuji Station toilets 20150725.JPG, The station toilets in July 2015 File:Keikyu-Jimmuji Station-platform.jpg, Jimmuji Station platforms and tracks File:Jimmuji Station north tracks 20150725.JPG, The view from the platform looking north, with the narrow-gauge connecting track visible on the left, July 2015 File:Jimmuji_-_CFAY_Gate.JPG, The gate connecting CFAY Ikego Housing Detachment to Jimmuji Station

History

Jimmuji Station opened on April 1, 1931, as a temporary stop on the Shōnan Electric Railway, the predecessor to the current Keikyu. It was initially located 300 meters towards Kanagawa Hakkei than the present station. It became a full station on June 11, 1936. In 1942, the Shōnan Electric Railway became part of the

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, and Jimmuji Station was relocated to its present address on September 1, 1944. In 1948, the Keihin Electric Railway (later Keikyu) spun out from the Tokyu Corporation. A new station building was completed in March 2007. Keikyū introduced

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to its stations on 21 October 2010; Jimmuji Station was assigned station number KK52.

Surrounding area

* CFAY Ikego Housing Detachment * Kanagawa Prefectural Zushi High School * File:Jimmuji Station entrance road 20150725.JPG, Prefectural Route 205 in front of the station in July 2015 File:Toshoji Temple Zushi 20150725.JPG, Toshoji Temple in July 2015

References

* Miura, Kazuo. ''Keikyū　Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari''. Inban Publishing　(1998).

External links

* {{Keikyū Zushi Line Railway stations in Kanagawa Prefecture Stations of Keikyu Keikyū Zushi Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1931