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Kōnodai Station

Coordinates: 35°44′12″N 139°54′12″E / 35.7366°N 139.9033°E / 35.7366; 139.9033
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KS13
Kōnodai Station

国府台駅
Kōnodai Station, September 2018
General information
Location3-30-1 Ichikawa, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba-ken 272-0034
Japan
Coordinates35°44′12″N 139°54′12″E / 35.7366°N 139.9033°E / 35.7366; 139.9033
Operated by Keisei Electric Railway
Line(s)KS Keisei Main Line
Distance16.4 km from Keisei-Ueno
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Station codeKS13
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1914
Previous namesIchikawa-Kōnodai (until 1948)
Passengers
FY201913,201
Services
Preceding station Keisei Following station
Edogawa
KS12
towards Keisei Ueno
Main Line
Local
Ichikawamama
KS14
Location
Kōnodai Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Kōnodai Station
Kōnodai Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Platforms, 2018

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.

Lines

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Kōnodai 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

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Kōnodai Station has two elevated opposed side platforms connected via an underpass to the station building underneath.

Platforms

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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

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Kōnodai 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

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 13,201 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
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