Taura Station

JO04 Taura Station 田浦駅
The south entrance to Taura Station in May 2012
General information
Location	1-6 Taura-cho, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken Japan
Coordinates	35°17′33″N 139°38′13″E / 35.2926°N 139.6369°E / 35.2926; 139.6369
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JO Yokosuka Line
Distance	63.2 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	JO-04
Website	Official website
History
Opened	May 1, 1904
Passengers
FY2019	2,232 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Yokosuka JO03 towards Kurihama Yokosuka Line Higashi-Zushi JO05 towards Tokyo
Location Taura Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture Show map of Kanagawa Prefecture Taura Station Taura Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Taura Station (田浦駅, Taura-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Taura Station is served by the Yokosuka Line. It is located 13.8 km from Ōfuna Station, and 63.2 km from the Tokyo Station.

The station consists of two tracks and a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is located in a valley between two tunnels. Because of this, the usable length of the platform is short, necessitating use of a selective door operation system for longer trains. Specifically, the doors of the first car, and the first door of the next car of 11-car trains stopping at the station will not open. For that, Yokosuka Line cars (E217 series and E235 series) are equipped with a switch for keeping the doors shut, and there are warning stickers on the doors that do not open.

There is an over-track station building, with exits on either side of the overpass, and ticket gates in the middle. In March 2010, elevators were installed between the concourse (inside the ticket gates) and platform, and between the station building (outside the ticket gates) and the exits. A multi-function toilet was also built.

The roof over the platform was built during World War II, and its supports are a mixture of wood and rail iron, even today.

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  The north entrance in May 2012
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  The ticket barriers in May 2012
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  The platform viewed from above in May 2012
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  The platform in May 2012
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  A train at the station in May 2012 with one coach inside the tunnel

Taura Station opened on May 1, 1904 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), the pre-war predecessor to the Japanese National Railways (JNR).^[1] The spur line from Ōfuna to serve the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal and related Imperial Japanese Navy facilities at Yokosuka was renamed the Yokosuka Line in October 1909.^{[citation needed]} The station came under the management of JR East upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.^[1]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2,232 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

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• List of railway stations in Japan

Media related to Taura Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)