Keisei Funabashi Station Explained


Keisei Funabashi Station
Native Name:京成船橋駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1-5-1 Honchō, Funabashi-shi, Chiba-ken 273-0005
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.6999°N 139.9851°W
Operator: Keisei Electric Railway
Line: Keisei Main Line
Distance:25.1 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Connections: Funabashi Station
Structure:Elevated
Accessible:Yes
Code:KS22
Opened:December 30, 1916
Former:Funabashi (until 1931)
Passengers:93,281 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Chiba Prefecture
Map Dot Label:Keisei Funabashi Station

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

Lines

Keisei Funabashi Station is served by the Keisei Main Line, and is located 25.1 km from the Tokyo terminus at Keisei Ueno Station.[1] Passengers can also transfer to the JR Sobu Line and Tobu Urban Park Line via a pedestrian passage.

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated opposed side platforms serving two platforms. The platforms are connected via an underpass to the station building.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 30 December 1916, initially named simply .[1] This was renamed Keisei Funabashi from 18 November 1931.[1] The station was elevated from November 2006.[1] From 2006, the station became a stop on the Skyliner limited express train service. When the Skyliner moved to the Narita Sky Access Line in July 2010, Keisei Funabashi became a stop on the replacement Cityliner service between Ueno and Narita Airport (later truncated to Keisei-Narita).Since the timetable revision on 5 December 2015, the station has become a stop on the Morningliner and Eveningliner train services.[2]

Station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations on 17 July 2010. Keisei Funabashi was assigned station number KS22.[3] [4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,709 passengers daily.[5]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . 210. 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. http://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/kouhou/news/151022_01.pdf
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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. ja. 11 August 2020.