Gumyōji Station (Keikyu)

Gumyōji Station (弘明寺駅) 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.

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.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 29,663 passengers daily.

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

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