Keisei Sakura Station Explained


Keisei-Sakura Station
Native Name:京成佐倉駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1001-5 Sakae-cho, Sakura-shi, Chiba-ken 285-0014
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.7252°N 140.2297°W
Operator: Keisei Electric Railway
Line: Keisei Main Line
Distance:51.0 km from
Platforms:2 island platforms
Code:KS35
Opened:December 9, 1926
Passengers:18,305 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Keisei-Sakura Station

is a passenger railway station in the city of Sakura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway.

Lines

Keisei-Sakura Station is served by the Keisei Main Line,[1] and lies 51.0 kilometers from the Tokyo terminus of the line at Keisei-Ueno Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms connected to an elevated station building.

Platforms

History

Keisei-Sakura Station was opened on 9 December 1926, slightly to the south of its present location. The station was rebuilt in its present location in 1962.

Station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations on 17 July 2010. Keisei-Sakura Station was assigned station number KS35.[2] [3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 18,305 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: JTB Timetable No. 979 (August 2007). Japanese . JTB Corporation. Tokyo. 803.
  2. Web site: 京成線各駅で「駅ナンバリング」を導入いたします . "Station numbering" will be introduced to each station on the Keisei Line . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928125428/https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/kouhou/news/22-034.pdf . 28 September 2022 . 25 February 2023 . keisei.co.jp . ja.
  3. Web site: 6 June 2010 . 京成と京急が駅ナンバリングを導入 . Keisei and Keikyu to introduce station numbering . https://web.archive.org/web/20230226065311/https://www.tetsudo.com/news/565/ . 26 February 2023 . 26 February 2023 . Tetsudo News . ja.
  4. Web site: https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/accessj/people_top.html. ja:2019年度 駅別1日平均乗降人). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019). 2020. Keisei Railway. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2020.