Keisei Chiba Station

Keisei Chiba Station
京成千葉駅

Keisei Chiba Station
Location 250-3 Shinmachi, Chūō, Chiba, Chiba
(千葉県千葉市中央区新町250-3)
Japan
Operated by Keisei Electric Railway
Line(s) Keisei Chiba Line
Other information
Station code KS59
History
Opened 1967
Previous names Kokutetsu Chiba-eki Mae (until 1987)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2008) 24,428 daily

Keisei Chiba Station (京成千葉駅 Keisei Chiba-eki) is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Chiba, Japan, operated by the Keisei Electric Railway.

Lines

Keisei Chiba Station is served by the Keisei Chiba Line,[1] and is 12.3 km from the terminus of the line at Keisei-Tsudanuma Station. It is also connected by escalators and a moving walkway to the Chiba Urban Monorail.

Station layout

Keisei Chiba Station has two elevated opposed side platforms with the station building underneath.

Platforms

1  Keisei Chiba Line for Keisei-Tsudanuma and Keisei Makuhari
2  Keisei Chiba Line for Ōmoridai and Chiharadai

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Keisei Chiba Line (KS59)
Shin-Chiba (KS58)   Local   Chiba-Chūō (KS60)

History

Keisei Chiba Station was opened on December 1, 1967 as Kokutetsu Chiba-eki mae Station (国鉄千葉駅前駅 Kokutetsu Chiba-eki mae Station). The station was renamed to its present name on April 1, 1987. The Chiba Express Line (now Keisei Chihara Line) began operations from April 1992.

Surrounding area

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References

  1. JTB Timetable No. 979 (August 2007) (in Japanese). Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 803.

Coordinates: 35°36′42″N 140°06′52″E / 35.6117°N 140.1144°E / 35.6117; 140.1144

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