Keisei Yawata Station Explained


Keisei Yawata Station
Native Name:京成八幡駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:3-2-1 Yawata, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba-ken 272-0021
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.7239°N 139.9281°W
Operator: Keisei Electric Railway
Line: Keisei Main Line
Distance:19.1 from
Platforms:1 island platform
Connections: Motoyawata Station
Code:KS16
Opened:November 3, 1915
Former:Shin-Yawata (until 1942)
Map Type:Japan Chiba Prefecture
Map Dot Label:Keisei Yawata Station
Passengers:36,364 daily
Pass Year:FY2019

is a railway station on the Keisei Main Line in the city of Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway. The station is located near Motoyawata Station on the Toei Shinjuku Line.

Lines

Keisei Yawata Station is served by the Keisei Main Line, and is located from the terminus of the line at Keisei-Ueno Station.

Layout

The station consists of a single island platform connected via a footbridge to an elevated station building.

Platforms

History

Keisei Yawata Station was opened on 3 November 1915 as . The original Yawata Station was located towards Onigoe Station and was closed on 15 August 1942. The station was renamed to its present name on 1 November 1942. Ichikawa Keisei Department Store opened at the station in 1963.The store closed in 2007 as part of the JR Motoyawata Station re-development project.

Station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations on 17 July 2010. Keisei Yawata was assigned station number KS16.[1] [2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 36,364 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.