YRP Nobi Station opened on 1 November 1963 as the southern terminal station for the Kurihama Line, At that time, it was named simply Nobi Station (野比駅). It became a through station on 27 March 1966 when the Kurihama Line was extended to Tsukuihama Station. With the opening of the nearby Yokosuka Research Park, the station was renamed on 1 April 1998. It is the fourth station in Japan (and the first non-JR station) to have letters of the alphabet in its name.[2]
Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; YRP Nobi Station was assigned station number KK68.[3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 18,536 passengers daily.[4]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
^"京急線全駅にて駅ナンバリングを開始します" [Station numbering will be introduced to all stations on the Keikyu Line]. KEIKYU WEB. 25 June 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2023.