Kanazawa-bunko Station
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.
KK49 Kanazawa-bunko Station 金沢文庫駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Kanazawa-bunko Station west entrance in June 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 384 Yatsumachi, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 236-0016 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35.342837°N 139.621639°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Keikyū | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | KK Keikyu Main Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 39.5 km from Shinagawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | KK49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 1930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 69,940 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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 | |
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| 2005 | 73,650 | [7] |
| 2010 | 72,532 | [8] |
| 2015 | 69,870 | [9] |
Surrounding area
- Kanazawa Bunko, a museum and library established in 1275
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)
- 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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Keihin Electric Railway handbook 2020-2021year= 2020" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Keikyū. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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)