Funabashikeibajō Station
KS24 Funabashikeibajō Station 船橋競馬場駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 The south entrance to Funabashikeibajō Station in December 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | 8-42-1 Miyamoto, Funabashi-shi, Chiba-ken 273-0003 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°41′23.11″N 139°59′52.49″E / 35.6897528°N 139.9979139°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Keisei Electric Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | KS Keisei Main Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 27.2 km from Keisei Ueno | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | KS24 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 22 August 1927 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Hanawa (to 1931), Keisei Hanawa (to 1950), Center-Keibajō-mae (until 1987) | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 20,709 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Funabashikeibajō Station (船橋競馬場駅, Funabashikeibajō-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway.The station name refers to the nearby Funabashi Racecourse.
Lines
[edit]Funabashikeibajō Station is served by the Keisei Main Line, and is located 27.2 km from the terminus of the line at Keisei Ueno Station.[1]
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two island platforms connected by a footbridge to the elevated station building.
Platforms
[edit]| 1-2 | KS Keisei Main Line | for Keisei Funabashi, Keisei Takasago, Nippori, Keisei Ueno, and Oshiage A Toei Asakusa Line for Nihombashi, Sengakuji, and Nishi-magome KK Keikyu Main Line for Shinagawa and Haneda Airport (International Terminal and Domestic Terminal) |
| 3-4 | KS Keisei Main Line | for Keisei Tsudanuma, Keisei Chiba, Chiharadai, Keisei Narita, and Narita Airport (Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1) |
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The ticket barriers in April 2012
History
[edit]The station opened on 22 August 1927 as Hanawa Station (花輪駅).[1] It was renamed Keisei Hanawa Station (京成花輪駅) on 18 November 1931, becoming Funabashi-Keibajō (船橋競馬場駅) on 5 July 1950, and then Center-Keibajō-mae (センター競馬場前駅) on 1 December 1963.[1] The station was renamed Funabashikeibajō Station on 1 April 1987.[1]
Station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations on 17 July 2010. Funabashikeibajō was assigned station number KS24.[2][3]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,709 passengers daily.[4]
Surrounding area
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- Funabashi Racecourse
- LaLaport Tokyo Bay shopping mall
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 210. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ "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] (PDF). keisei.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "京成と京急が駅ナンバリングを導入" [Keisei and Keikyu to introduce station numbering]. Tetsudo News (in Japanese). 6 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ 2019年度 駅別１日平均乗降人) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Keisei Railway. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
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Media related to Funabashi-Keibajo Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)