is a passenger

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located in the city of

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, Japan, operated by the private railway company

Keikyū (), 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

Misakiguchi Station is the southern terminus of the

Keikyū Kurihama Line The is a commuter rail line operated by the private railway operator Keikyu in Japan. Keikyu Main Line trains from and in Tokyo connect to the Miura Peninsula on the Keikyu Kurihama Line. Service types Three different types of service oper ...

, and is located 13.4 km from the junction at

Horinouchi Station is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keikyū. Lines Horinouchi is served by the Keikyū Main Line and Keikyū Kurihama Line. It is located 52.3 rail k ...

, and 65.7 km from the northern terminus of the Keikyū Main Line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.

Station layout

The station consists of two dead-headed

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...

s serving two bi-directional tracks. The station building is elevated and located above the tracks and platforms.Keikyū Misakiguchi Station information

Platforms

History

Misakiguchi Station opened on 26 April 1975. Keikyū introduced

station numbering Station numbering is a sign system which assigns station codes consisting of a few letters and numbers to train stations. It aims to facilitate navigation for foreign travelers not familiar with the local language by using globally understood c ...

to its stations on 21 October 2010; Misakiguchi Station was assigned station number KK72.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 16,683 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

* Keikyu New Town *Miura City Hall Hasse Branch Office *Miura City General Gymnasium (Shiokaze Arena) * Kanagawa Prefectural Agricultural Research Institute Miura Proving Ground

References

External links

* {{Keikyū Kurihama Line Railway stations in Kanagawa Prefecture Keikyū Kurihama Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1975 Miura, Kanagawa