is a railway station on the

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, Japan, operated by the

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operator

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. It is numbered "KK10".

Lines

Umeyashiki Station is served by the

, and lies 8.4 km from the starting point of the line at .

Layout

The station has two elevated

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serving two tracks. Before the station was rebuilt, the station was long enough to only handle 4-car trains.

Platforms

File:Umeyashiki-Sta-Gate.JPG, The ticket barriers in August 2016 File:Umeyashiki-Sta-Platform.JPG, The platforms in August 2016

History

The station opened on 1 February 1901. Keikyu introduced

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to its stations on 21 October 2010; Umeyashiki was assigned station number KK10. The station was rebuilt with elevated tracks, completed in October 2012. File:Umeyashikistation.jpg, The station entrance in September 2005 before rebuilding File:Umeyashiki station3.jpg, The west entrance in October 2007 before rebuilding File:Keikyu-railway-main-line-Umeyashiki-station-platform-20081119.jpg, The ground-level platforms in November 2008 before rebuilding File:Umeyashiki Station platform 20100808.jpg, The elevated platforms under construction in August 2010

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 13,542 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

* Umeyashiki Park *

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References

External links

* {{coord, 35.5670, 139.7284, type:railwaystation_region:JP, display=title Railway stations in Tokyo Stations of Keikyu Railway stations in Japan opened in 1901