Kōnodai Station Explained


Kōnodai Station
Native Name:国府台駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:3-30-1 Ichikawa, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba-ken 272-0034
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.7366°N 139.9033°W
Operator: Keisei Electric Railway
Line: Keisei Main Line
Distance:16.4 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Code:KS13
Opened:1914
Former:Ichikawa-Kōnodai (until 1948)
Passengers:13,201
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Chiba Prefecture
Map Dot Label:Kōnodai Station

is a passenger railway station on the Keisei Main Line in the city of Ichikawa, Chiba Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway.

Lines

Kōnodai Station is served by the Keisei Main Line, and is located 16.4 km from the terminus of the line at Keisei-Ueno Station.

Station layout

Kōnodai Station has two elevated opposed side platforms connected via an underpass to the station building underneath.

Platforms

History

Kōnodai Station was opened on 30 August 1914 as . However, the name was shortened to Ichikawa Station on 11 December of the same year. It resumed its former name on 6 April 1921, but with different kanji (市川国府台駅) for its name. The station assumed its current name on 1 April 1948.

Station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations on 17 July 2010; Kōnodai was assigned station number KS13.[1] [2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 13,201 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.