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Keisei-Nishifuna Station

Coordinates: 35°42′42″N 139°57′32″E / 35.7118°N 139.9589°E / 35.7118; 139.9589
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KS20
Keisei-Nishifuna Station

京成西船駅
Keisei-Nishifuna Station in February 2007
General information
Location4-15-27 Nishifuna, Funabashi-shi, Chiba-ken 273-0031
Japan
Coordinates35°42′42″N 139°57′32″E / 35.7118°N 139.9589°E / 35.7118; 139.9589
Operated by Keisei Electric Railway
Line(s)KS Keisei Main Line
Distance22.2 km from Keisei Ueno
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Station codeKS20
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 30, 1916
Previous namesKatsushika (until 1985)
Passengers
FY201910,934 daily
Services
Preceding station Keisei Following station
Higashi-Nakayama
KS19
towards Keisei Ueno
Main Line
Local
Kaijin
KS21
Location
Keisei-Nishifuna Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Keisei-Nishifuna Station
Keisei-Nishifuna Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Keisei-Nishifuna Station is located in Japan
Keisei-Nishifuna Station
Keisei-Nishifuna Station
Keisei-Nishifuna Station (Japan)

Keisei-Nishifuna Station (京成西船駅, Keisei-Nishifuna-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway.

Lines

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Keisei-Nishifuna Station is served by the Keisei Main Line, and is located 22.2 km from the terminus of the line at Keisei Ueno Station.

Station layout

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The station has two opposed side platforms connected via a footbridge to a station building.

Platforms

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1 KS Keisei Main Line for Keisei Takasago, Nippori, and Keisei Ueno
2 KS Keisei Main Line for Keisei Funabashi, Keisei Tsudanuma, Keisei Chiba, Chiharadai, Keisei Narita, and Narita Airport (Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1)

History

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The station opened on 30 December 1916, as Katsushika Station (葛飾駅). It was renamed Keisei-Nishifuna on 1 April 1987.

Station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations on 17 July 2010. Higashi Nakayama was assigned station number KS20.[1][2]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,934 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding areas

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It takes about 7 minutes from here to Nishi-Funabashi Station on foot or about 3 minutes by riding on route buses below.

Buses

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  • Keisei-Nishifuna bus stop which is bound for suburb is located due south of the station. It takes about 2 minutes on foot.
  • Keisei-Nishifuna bus stop which is bound for Nishi-Funabashi Station is located due north of the station. It takes about 1 minutes on foot.
Bus routes
Bus stop No Via Destination Company Note
Station South Fs01 Gyoda Danchi·Mae Kaiduka·Kirihata Fighters Kamagaya Stadium Keisei Bus
Fs02 Ichikawa Office There is midnight bus on weekdays
Fs03 Gyoda Danchi·Mae Kaiduka Kirihata
Fs04 Gyoda Danchi
Fs05 Gyoda Danchi Mae Kaiduka
Station North Fs01 Non stop Nishi-Funabashi Station
Fs02
Fs03
Fs04
Fs05

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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