Kōnodai Station (国府台駅, Kōnodai-eki) 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.
KS13 Kōnodai Station 国府台駅 | |||||||||||
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 Kōnodai Station, September 2018 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 3-30-1 Ichikawa, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba-ken 272-0034 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°44′12″N 139°54′12″E / 35.7366°N 139.9033°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Keisei Electric Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | KS Keisei Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 16.4 km from Keisei-Ueno | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Station code | KS13 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1914 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Ichikawa-Kōnodai (until 1948) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 13,201 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editKōnodai 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
editKōnodai Station has two elevated opposed side platforms connected via an underpass to the station building underneath.
Platforms
edit| 1 | KS Keisei Main Line | for Keisei-Takasago, Nippori, and Keisei Ueno |
| 2 | KS Keisei Main Line | for Keisei Tsudanuma, Chiharadai, and Keisei Narita |
History
editKōnodai Station was opened on 30 August 1914 as Ichikawa-Kōnodai Station (市川鴻の台駅, Ichikawa-Kōnodai-eki). 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
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 13,201 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Tokyo Medical & Dental University (Liberal Arts Department)
- Chiba University of Commerce
- Wayo Women's University
- Chiba Prefectural Kounodai High School
- Ichikawa Municipal Daiichi Junior High School
- Ichikawa Municipal Second Junior High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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 Kōnodai Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Keisei Station information (in Japanese)
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