Shizu Station (Chiba) Explained


Shizu Station
Native Name:志津駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1669 Kami-Shizu, Sakura-shi, Chiba-ken 285-0846
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.7176°N 140.1448°W
Operator: Keisei Electric Railway
Line: Keisei Main Line
Distance:42.1 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Structure:Elevated
Code:KS32
Opened:18 March 1928
Passengers:15,716 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Shizu Station

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

Lines

Shizu Station is served by the Keisei Main Line,[1] and lies 42.1 kilometers from the Tokyo terminus of the line at Keisei-Ueno Station.

Station layout

Shizu Station has two opposed side platforms connected by underpasses to a station building underneath.

Platforms

History

Shizu Station was opened on March 18, 1928. The station was rebuilt as an elevated station in 1981.

Station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations on 17 July 2010. Shizu Station was assigned station number KS32.[2] [3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 15,716 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.