is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.
Lines Keikyū Taura Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 44.5 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.
Station layout The station consists of two elevated opposed side platforms the station underneath. The platforms are short, and can only handle six-car long trains.
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History The station opened on April 1, 1930 as . It was renamed on November 1, 1963, and to its present name on June 1, 1987.
Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Keikyū Taura Station was assigned station number KK55.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 12,986 passengers daily.
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year daily average 2005 15,064 2010 14,218 2015 13,180
Surrounding area Taura Plum Grove Nagaura Port JMSDF Yokosuka Base Yokosuka City Funakoshi Elementary School
See also List of railway stations in Japan
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