Yabashira Station (八柱駅, Yabashira-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Shin-Keisei Electric Railway.
SL05 Yabashira Station 八柱駅 | |||||||||||
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 South exit of the station in January 2023 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-1-16 Higurashi, Matsudo-shi, Chiba-ken 270-2253 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°47′29″N 139°56′15″E / 35.7915°N 139.9374°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Shin-Keisei | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | SL Shin-Keisei Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 3.8 km (2.4 mi) from Matsudo | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Station code | ○SL05 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 21 April 1955 | ||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 45,631 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editYabashira Station is served by the Shin-Keisei Line, and is located 3.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsudo Station.
Station layout
editThe station consists of a single island platform, with an elevated station building. The station is adjacent to, but not directly connected to the Shin-Yahashira Station of the JR East’s Musashino Line.
Platforms
edit| 1 | SL Shin-Keisei Line | for Shin-Kamagaya, Shin-Tsudanuma, and Keisei-Tsudanuma KS Keisei Chiba Line for Chiba Chūō |
| 2 | SL Shin-Keisei Line | for Matsudo |
History
editYabashira Station was opened on 21 April 1955. A new station building was completed in 2003.
Future plans
editEffective April 2025, the station is to come under the aegis of Keisei Electric Railway as the result of the buyout of the Shin-Keisei Railway.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 45,631 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Shin-Yahashira Station (JM Musashino Line)
- Chiba West General Hospital
- Matsudo City General Hospital
- Matsudo City No. 6 Junior High School
- Matsudo City Kanfudai Elementary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "京成電鉄、新京成電鉄を吸収合併へ2025年4月 現在の路線・駅は維持する方針" [Keisei Electric Railway will absorb the Shin-Keisei Electric Railway in April 2025; Plans made to maintain current routes and stations]. Chiba Nippo (in Japanese). 31 October 2023. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "新京成電鉄、解散・消滅へ - 京成電鉄が吸収合併、2025年実施予定" [Shin-Keisei Electric Railway to dissolve and disappear - Keisei Electric Railway will absorb the railway in the merger, scheduled to take place in 2025]. MyNavi Corporation (in Japanese). 31 October 2023. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ 千葉県統計年鑑(平成31年) [Chiba Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
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Media related to Yabashira Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Shin Keisei Railway Station information(in Japanese)