YRP Nobi Station

YRP野比
YRP Nobi Station
General information
Location	Nobi 1-9-1
Operated by	Keikyū
Line(s)	Kurihama Line

YRP Nobi Station (YRP野比駅, Waia-rupi Nobi-eki) is a railway station operated by the Keikyū Kurihama Line located in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located 7.2 rail kilometers from the Horinouchi junction, and 59.5 rail kilometers from the northern terminus of the Kurihama Line at Shinagawa Station, in Tokyo.

History

YRP Nobi Station opened on November 1, 1963 as the southern terminal station for the Kurihama Line, At that time, it was named simply Nobi Station (野比駅, Nobi-eki). It became a through station on March 27, 1966 when the Kurihama Line was extended to Tsukuihama Station. With the opening of the nearby Yokosuka Research Park, the station was renamed on April 1, 1998. It is the fourth station in Japan (and the first non-JR station) to have letters of the alphabet in its name.

Lines

• Keihin Electric Express Railway
  • Keikyū Kurihama Line

Station layout

YRP Nobi Station has two opposing elevated side platforms. The station acts as a passing loop on the single track section of the Kurihama Line between Keikyū Kurihama Station and Keikyū Nagasawa Station.

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Keikyū Kurihama Line
Keikyū Kurihama		Ltd. Exp.		Keikyū Nagasawa
Keikyū Kurihama		Rapid Ltd. Exp.		Keikyū Nagasawa
Keikyū Kurihama		Keikyu Wing	Keikyū Nagasawa

References

• Miura, Kazuo. Keikyū　Kakuekiteisha to Kamakura Monogatari. Inban Publishing　(1998). ISBN 4-8083-0624-7 Template:Ja icon

External links

• Keikyū YRP Nobi Station Template:Ja icon