is a passenger

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in located in the city of

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, Japan, operated by

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(JR East).

Lines

Kurihama Station is served by the

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. It is the southern

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of the line and is located 23.9 km from

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, and 73.2 km from the

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. It is also located 3 minutes' walk from

Keikyū Kurihama Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū. Lines Keikyū Kurihama Station is served by the Keikyū Kurihama Line and is located 4.5 rail kilo ...

on the

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Station layout

Kurihama Station has a single

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connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a ''

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'' staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Kurihama Station opened on 1 April 1944 as a station on the

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(JGR), the pre-war predecessor to the

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(JNR).Kurihama Station information
Retrieved on 28 August 2008 Freight operations were discontinued from October 1, 1974. The station came under the management of JR East upon the

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of JNR on April 1, 1987. The station was served by Shōnan-Shinjuku Line trains when the new service started in December 2001, but services as far as Kurihama were discontinued from October 2004.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6,338 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

Kurihama Station is adjacent to JR East's Yokohama Training Center."横浜総合訓練センターにも新訓練車登場" (New training set for Yokohama Training Center)
. (13 August 2008). Retrieved on 28 August 2008.

References

External links

Kurihama Station information
(JR East) {{Yokosuka Line Sobu Line (Rapid) Railway stations in Kanagawa Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1944 Yokosuka Line Railway stations in Yokosuka, Kanagawa