JR Yokosuka Station - Kanagawa, JAPAN
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YONEYAMA
N 35° 17.039 E 139° 39.365
54S E 377786 N 3905364
The closest JR East Station to U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka.
Waymark Code: WM16EFB
Location: Kanagawa, Japan
Date Posted: 07/14/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
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Yokosuka Station opened on June 16, 1889 as the initial terminal station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) spur line from Ofuna to serve the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal and related Imperial Japanese Navy facilities at Yokosuka. This spur line was renamed the Yokosuka Line on October 12, 1909.
The present station building was completed in April, 1940 and the line extended past Yokosuka to Kurihama Station in 1944.

About 5,000 passengers per day uses this station.
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: Yes

Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes

What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: JR East

Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]

If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?: Not listed

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