YRP Nobi Station


YRP Nobi Station is a railway station on the Keikyu Kurihama Line in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keikyu.

Lines

YRP Nobi Station is served by the Keikyu Kurihama Line, and is located 7.2 km from Horinouchi Station, and 59.5 km from Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.

Station layout

YRP Nobi Station has two opposing elevated side platforms. The station acts as a passing loop on the single track section of the Kurihama Line between Keikyū Kurihama Station and Keikyū Nagasawa Station.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

YRP Nobi Station opened on November 1, 1963 as the southern terminal station for the Kurihama Line, At that time, it was named simply Nobi Station. It became a through station on March 27, 1966 when the Kurihama Line was extended to Tsukuihama Station. With the opening of the nearby Yokosuka Research Park, the station was renamed on April 1, 1998. It is the fourth station in Japan to have letters of the alphabet in its name.