Keikyū Taura Station

Keikyū Taura Station (京急田浦駅) 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.

History
The station opened on April 1, 1930 as Shōnan Taura Station (湘南田浦駅). It was renamed Keihin Taura Station (京浜田浦駅) 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.

Surrounding area

 * Taura Plum Grove
 * Nagaura Port
 * JMSDF Yokosuka Base
 * Yokosuka City Funakoshi Elementary School