is a passenger

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in located in the city of

Yokosuka, Kanagawa is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city has a population of 409,478, and a population density of . The total area is . Yokosuka is the 11th most populous city in the Greater Tokyo Area, and the 12th in the Kantō region. The city ...

, Japan, operated by

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(JR East).

Lines

Yokosuka Station is served by the

Yokosuka Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The Yokosuka Line connects Tokyo Station with in Yokosuka, Kanagawa. Officially, the name Yokosuka Line is assigned to the 23.9 km segment between an ...

. It is located 15.9 km from

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, and 65.3 km from the

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Station layout

The station consists of a

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and a

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serving three tracks. Platform 1, formerly used for freight operations, is currently not in use. Platform 2 is used for trains which originate or terminate at Yokosuka, and Platform 3 is for bi-directional traffic. The station has a ''

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'' staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Yokosuka Station opened on June 16, 1889 as the initial terminal station on the

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(JGR)

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from Ōfuna to serve the

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and related

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facilities at Yokosuka. This spur line was renamed the Yokosuka Line on October 12, 1909. The present station building, the third building on this site was completed in April, 1940 and the line extended past Yokosuka to Kurihama Station in 1944. Freight operations were discontinued from February 1, 1984. The station came under the management of JR East upon the

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of the

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(JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Station layout

Yokosuka station consists of bay platforms and a

serving three tracks. Track 1, formerly used for freight operations, is currently not in use. Track 2 is used for trains which originate or terminate at Yokosuka, and Track 3 is for bi-directional traffic.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4,845 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

*Verny Park *

United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka or is a United States Navy base in Yokosuka, Japan. Its mission is to maintain and operate base facilities for the logistic, recreational, administrative support and service of the U.S. Naval Forces Japan, Seventh Fleet and other operating ...

Yokosuka Arts Theatre is part of the mixed-use Bay Square complex in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It opened in 1994. The horseshoe-shaped theatre seats 1,806 and there is a smaller hall, the Yokosuka Bayside Pocket, with a capacity of 600. The Bay Square comp ...

*Midorigaoka Girls' Junior and Senior High School

References

External links

JR East Station information
(JR East) {{Yokosuka Line Sobu Line (Rapid) Railway stations in Kanagawa Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1889 Yokosuka Line Railway stations in Yokosuka, Kanagawa

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History

Station layout

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Surrounding area

See also

References

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