Keisei-Sakura Station (京成佐倉駅, Keisei-Sakura-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Sakura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway.
KS35 Keisei-Sakura Station 京成佐倉駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The south-side entrance to the station in July 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1001-5 Sakae-cho, Sakura-shi, Chiba-ken 285-0014 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°43′31″N 140°13′47″E / 35.725176°N 140.229718°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Keisei Electric Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | KS Keisei Main Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 51.0 km from Keisei-Ueno | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | KS35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | December 9, 1926 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 18,305 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editKeisei-Sakura Station is served by the Keisei Main Line,[1] and lies 51.0 kilometers from the Tokyo terminus of the line at Keisei-Ueno Station.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two island platforms connected to an elevated station building.
Platforms
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| 1, 2 | KS Keisei Main Line | for Keisei Funabashi, Aoto, Nippori, Keisei Ueno, and Oshiage |
| 3, 4 | KS Keisei Main Line | for Keisei Narita and Narita Airport (Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1) |
History
editKeisei-Sakura Station was opened on 9 December 1926, slightly to the south of its present location. The station was rebuilt in its present location in 1962.
Station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations on 17 July 2010. Keisei-Sakura Station was assigned station number KS35.[2][3]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 18,305 passengers daily.[4]
Surrounding area
edit- Sakura City Hall
- Chiba Inba Government Building
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ JTB Timetable No. 979 (August 2007) (in Japanese). Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 803.
- ^ "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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