Gumyōji Station (Keikyu)

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Gumyōji Station (Keikyu) - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 35°25′27.5″N 139°35′48.5″E / 35.424306°N 139.596806°E

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KK43
Gumyōji Station

弘明寺駅

Gumyōji Station seen from nearby hill

General information

Location

Gumyōji 267, Minami-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 232-0067
Japan

Coordinates

35°25′27.5″N 139°35′48.5″E / 35.424306°N 139.596806°E

Operated by

Keikyū

Line(s)

KK Keikyū Main Line

Distance

29.1 km from Shinagawa

Platforms

2 side platforms

Connections

Bus stop

Other information

Station code

KK43

Website

Official website

History

Opened

April 1, 1930

Passengers

2019

29,663 daily

Services

Preceding station				Following station
Kamiōoka KK44 towards Kanazawa-hakkei		Main Line Express		Idogaya KK42 towards Keikyū Kamata
Kamiōoka KK44 towards Uraga		Main Line Local		Idogaya KK42 towards Shinagawa

Location
Gumyōji Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture Show map of Kanagawa Prefecture Gumyōji Station Gumyōji Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Gumyōji Station (弘明寺駅, Gumyōji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company operated by the Keikyū. Note that Gumyōji Station of the Yokohama Municipal Subway is located about 500 m away, on the other side of the Gumyōji Kannon Shopping Street (弘明寺かんのん通り商店街).

Lines

Gumyōji Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 29.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated opposed side platforms with the station building located underneath.

Platforms

1	■ Keikyū Main Line	for Kamiōoka, Zushi·Hayama, Uraga
2	■ Keikyū Main Line	for Yokohama, Haneda Airport Terminal 1·2, Shinagawa, Sengakuji, Oshiage

History

Gumyōji Station was opened on April 1, 1930 as a station on the Shōnan Electric Railway, which merged with the Keihin Electric Railway on November 1, 1941. The platforms were lengthened to accommodate 6-car long trains in 1969, and a new elevated station building was completed in 1984. The platforms were further lengthened to accommodate 8-car long trains in December 1987.

Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Gumyōji Station was assigned station number KK43.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 29,663 passengers daily.^[2]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	daily average
2005	28,350	^[3]
2010	29,082	^[4]
2015	29,935	^[5]

Surrounding area

Gumyoji Park
Yokohama City Minami Library
Yokohama City Minami Junior High School
Yokohama Gumyoji Post Office
Yokohama City Ooka District Center
Yokohama City Minami Sports Center

References

Miura, Kazuo (1998). Keikyu Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inba Publishing. ISBN 978-4808306243.(in Japanese)

^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.