Yabashira Station
SL05 Yabashira Station 八柱駅 | |||||||||||
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 South exit of the station in January 2023 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | ○SL05 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 21 April 1955 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2018 | 45,631 daily | ||||||||||
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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.
Lines
[edit]Yabashira 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
[edit]The 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
[edit]Yabashira Station was opened on 21 April 1955. A new station building was completed in 2003.
Future plans
[edit]Effective 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
[edit]In 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
[edit]References
[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)