Kanazawa-bunko Station

Railway station in Yokohama, Japan
35°20′34″N 139°37′18″E / 35.342837°N 139.621639°E / 35.342837; 139.621639Operated by KeikyūLine(s)KK Keikyu Main LineDistance39.5 km from ShinagawaPlatforms2 island platformsTracks4ConnectionsBus stopOther informationStation codeKK49WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 April 1930PassengersFY201969,940 daily Services
Preceding station Following station
Yokosuka-chūō
One-way operation
 Morning Wing Kamiōoka
KK44
towards Sengakuji
Kanazawa-hakkei
KK50
towards Misakiguchi
 Evening Wing Kamiōoka
One-way operation
Kanazawa-hakkei
KK50
towards Horinouchi
 Main Line
Limited Express (Kaitoku)
 Kamiōoka
KK44
towards Sengakuji
Kanazawa-hakkei
KK50
towards Uraga
 Main Line
Limited Express (Tokkyū)
Kanazawa-hakkei
KK50
Terminus
 Main Line
Express
 Nōkendai
KK48
Kanazawa-hakkei
KK50
towards Uraga
 Main Line
Local
 Nōkendai
KK48
towards Shinagawa
Location
Kanazawa-bunko Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Kanazawa-bunko Station
Kanazawa-bunko Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
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Kanazawa-bunko Station is located in Japan
Kanazawa-bunko Station
Kanazawa-bunko Station
Kanazawa-bunko Station (Japan)
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Kanazawa-bunko Station (金沢文庫駅, Kanazawa-bunko-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.

Lines

Kanazawa-bunko Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 39.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The outside tracks 1 and 4 are used for local service; inside tracks 2 and 3 are used for express services.

Platforms

1/2 ■ Keikyu Main Line for Yokosuka-chūō, Zushi·Hayama, Misakiguchi, and Uraga
3/4 ■ Keikyu Main Line for Haneda Airport, Shinagawa, and Oshiage
  • The platforms in January 2021
    The platforms in January 2021
  • A pair of 4-car trains on standby for addition to 8-car northbound services
    A pair of 4-car trains on standby for addition to 8-car northbound services

Operations

Kanazawa-Bunko is a major station for railway operations. To increase capacity during peak hours, most Limited Express and Morning/Evening Wing services operate in a 12-car formation. In order to achieve this operation, a handful of 4-car trains are placed on standby on sidings around the station and are added to select 8-car Limited Express and Morning Wing trains to form a 12-car train bound for Shinagawa, at which the added sets are then removed.[2][3] The reverse happens during the evening peak hour as the 4-car sets are removed from 12-car trains while the 8-car trains continue south on through services to the Keikyū Kurihama Line and points further south.[4]

History

Kanazawa-bunko Station opened on April 1, 1930.[1]

Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Kanazawa-Bunko Station was assigned station number KK49.[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 69,940 passengers daily.[6]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year daily average
2005 73,650 [7]
2010 72,532 [8]
2015 69,870 [9]

Surrounding area

Bus services

Bus services from the north exit are operated by Yokohama City Bus, Daishinto Bus, and Yokohama Keikyu Bus.

See also

References

  • Miura, Kazuo (1998). Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inba Publishing. ISBN 978-4808306243.(in Japanese)
  1. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 233. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. ^ "京急本線 金沢文庫 ◇泉岳寺方面 平日" [Keikyu Main Line Kanazawa Bunko ◇ Sengakuji area Weekdays]. KEIKYU WEB (in Japanese). 18 October 2021. Archived from the original on 26 March 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. ^ "京急，11月19日にダイヤ改正" [Keikyu, timetable revision on November 19]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 27 September 2016. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. ^ "京急本線 品川 ◇浦賀方面 平日" [Keikyu Main Line Shinagawa ◇ Uraga area Weekdays]. KEIKYU WEB (in Japanese). 18 October 2021. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. ^ "京急線全駅にて駅ナンバリングを開始します" [Station numbering will be introduced to all stations on the Keikyu Line]. KEIKYU WEB. 25 June 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Keihin Electric Railway handbook 2020-2021year= 2020" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Keikyū. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  7. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  8. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成23年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  9. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

External links

Media related to Kanazawa-Bunko Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Official website (in Japanese)