Funabashikeibajō Station
KS24 Funabashikeibajō Station 船橋競馬場駅 | |
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Location | 8-42-1 Miyamoto, Funabashi-shi, Chiba-ken 273-0003 Japan |
Coordinates | 35°41′23.11″N 139°59′52.49″E / 35.6897528°N 139.9979139°ECoordinates: 35°41′23.11″N 139°59′52.49″E / 35.6897528°N 139.9979139°E |
Operated by | Keisei Electric Railway |
Line(s) | KS Keisei Main Line |
Distance | 27.2 km from Keisei Ueno |
Platforms | 2 island platforms |
Tracks | 4 |
Other information | |
Station code | KS24 |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 22 August 1927 |
Previous names | Hanawa (to 1931), Keisei Hanawa (to 1950), Center-Keibajō-mae (until 1987) |
Passengers | |
FY2019 | 20,709 daily |
Location | |
Funabashikeibajō Station Location within Chiba Prefecture |
Funabashikeibajō Station (船橋競馬場駅, Funabashikeibajō-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway.The station name refers to the nearby Funabashi Racecourse.
Lines[]
Funabashikeibajō Station is served by the Keisei Main Line, and is located 27.2 km from the terminus of the line at Keisei Ueno Station.[1]
Station layout[]
The station consists of two island platforms connected by a footbridge to the elevated station building.
Platforms[]
1-2 | KS Keisei Main Line | for Keisei Funabashi, Keisei Takasago, Nippori, Keisei Ueno, and Oshiage A Toei Asakusa Line for Nihombashi, Sengakuji, and Nishi-magome KK Keikyu Main Line for Shinagawa and Haneda Airport (International Terminal and Domestic Termimal) |
3-4 | KS Keisei Main Line | for Keisei Tsudanuma, Keisei Chiba, Chiharadai, Keisei Narita, and Narita Airport (Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1) |
The ticket barriers in April 2012
Adjacent stations[]
← | Service | → | ||
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Keisei Main Line KS24 | ||||
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Commuter Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Keisei Funabashi KS22 | Rapid | Keisei Tsudanuma KS26 | ||
Daijingūshita KS23 | Local | Yatsu KS25 |
History[]
The station opened on August 22, 1927 as Hanawa Station (花輪駅).[1] It was renamed Keisei Hanawa Station (京成花輪駅) on 18 November 1931, becoming Funabashi-Keibajō (船橋競馬場駅) on 5 July 1950, and then Center-Keibajō-mae (センター競馬場前駅) on December 1, 1963.[1] The station was renamed Funabashikeibajō Station on April 1, 1987.[1]
Passenger statistics[]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,709 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area[]
- Funabashi Racecourse
- LaLaport Tokyo Bay shopping mall
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 210. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ 2019年度 駅別1日平均乗降人) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Keisei Railway. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links[]
Media related to Funabashi-Keibajo Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Stations of Keisei Electric Railway
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1927
- Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture
- Keisei Main Line
- Funabashi