{{short description|Railway station in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan}} {{Infobox station | name ={{JRSN|JO|03|size=50}}<br /> Yokosuka Station | style = JR East | native_name = 横須賀駅 | native_name_lang = ja | type = | image = JR Yokosuka-Line Yokosuka Station buiding.jpg | alt = | caption = Yokosuka Station | other_name = | address = 1-1 Hemi-cho, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken 238-0045 | country = Japan | coordinates = {{Coord|35|17|03|N|139|39|18|E|type:railwaystation|display=inline, title}}] | operator = [[File:JR logo (east).svg|20px]] [[JR East]] | line = {{ric|JR East|JO}} [[Yokosuka Line]] | distance = 65.3 km from {{STN|Tokyo|x}} | platforms = 1 [[bay platform|bay]] + 1 [[side platform]] | connections = {{Plainlist| * Bus terminal }} | structure = | code = JO03 | status = Staffed ( ''[[Midori no Madoguchi]]'') | website ={{Official|1=https://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=599}} | opened = 16 June 1889 | closed = | former = | passengers = 4,845 daily | pass_year = FY2019 | map_type = Japan Kanagawa Prefecture#Japan | map_dot_label = Yokosuka Station | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East|line=Yokosuka|left=Kinugasa|note-left={{JRSN|JO|02|size=30}}|right=Taura|note-right={{JRSN|JO|04|size=30}}}} }} {{nihongo|'''Yokosuka Station'''|横須賀駅|Yokosuka-eki}} is a passenger [[railway station]] in located in the city of [[Yokosuka, Kanagawa]], Japan, operated by [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East).
==Lines== Yokosuka Station is served by the [[Yokosuka Line]]. It is located 15.9 km from [[Ōfuna Station]], and 65.3 km from the [[Tokyo Station]].
==Station layout== The station consists of a [[bay platform]] and a [[side platform]] serving three tracks. Platform 1, formerly used for freight operations, is currently not in use. Platform 2 is used for trains which originate or terminate at Yokosuka, and Platform 3 is for bi-directional traffic. The station has a ''[[Midori no Madoguchi]]'' staffed ticket office.
===Platforms=== {{Jpf|pfn=2|first=2|name=Yokosuka Line|symbol={{ric|JR East|JO}}|dir=for {{STN|Zushi|x}}, {{STN|Ōfuna|x}}, {{STN|Yokohama|x}}, {{STN|Tokyo|x}}, {{STN|Chiba|x}}, {{STN|Narita Airport|x}}}} {{Jpfm|pfn=3|span=2|name=Yokosuka Line|symbol={{ric|JR East|JO}}|dir=for Zushi, Ōfuna, Yokohama, Tokyo, Chiba, Narita Airport}} {{Jpfm|first=3|name=Yokosuka Line|symbol={{ric|JR East|JO}}|dir=for {{STN|Kinugasa|x}} and {{STN|Kurihama|x}}}}
==History== Yokosuka Station opened on June 16, 1889 as the initial terminal station on the [[Japanese Government Railways]] (JGR) [[spur line]] from Ōfuna 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, the third building on this site was completed in April, 1940 and the line extended past Yokosuka to [[Kurihama Station]] in 1944. Freight operations were discontinued from February 1, 1984. The station came under the management of JR East upon the [[privatization]] of the [[Japanese National Railways]] (JNR) on April 1, 1987.{{cn||date=November 2012}}
==Passenger statistics== In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4,845 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).<ref name="jreast2019stats">{{cite web|url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_02.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)|year= 2020|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 August 2020}}</ref>
The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Fiscal year !! daily average |- | 2005|| 6,159<ref name="stats2005">{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/369528.pdf|script-title=ja:神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度）|trans-title=Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)|language=Japanese|location=Japan|publisher=Kanagawa Metropolitan Government|accessdate=26 March 2021}}</ref> |- | 2010 ||5,852<ref name="stats2010">{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/427362.pdf|script-title=ja:神奈川県県勢要覧（平成23年度）|trans-title=Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)|language=Japanese|location=Japan|publisher=Kanagawa Prefecture|accessdate=26 March 2021}}</ref> |- | 2015 || 5,583<ref name="stats2015">{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/877254.pdf|script-title=ja:神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度|trans-title=Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)|language=Japanese|location=Japan|publisher=Kanagawa Prefecture|accessdate=26 March 2021|archive-date=1 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801131207/http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/877254.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |}
==Surrounding area== *Verny Park *[[United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka]] *[[Yokosuka Arts Theatre]] *Midorigaoka Girls' Junior and Senior High School
==See also== *[[List of railway stations in Japan]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category-inline}} * [https://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1635 JR East Station information] (JR East) {{in lang|ja}} {{Yokosuka}} {{Yokosuka Line Sobu Line (Rapid)}}
[[Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1889]] [[Category:Yokosuka Line]] [[Category:Railway stations in Yokosuka, Kanagawa]]