Maebara Station Explained
Maebara Station |
Native Name: | 前原駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 7-17-21 Maebaranishi, Funabashi-shi, Chiba-ken 274-0825 |
Country: | Japan |
Line: | Shin-Keisei Line |
Distance: | from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 |
Structure: | At grade |
Code: | SL22 |
Passengers: | 9,362 daily |
Pass Year: | 2018 |
Map Type: | Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Maebara Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Shin-Keisei Electric Railway.
Lines
Maebara Station is served by the Shin-Keisei Line, and is located 23.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsudo Station.
Station layout
Maebara Station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is somewhat unusual in that each platform has a separate exit.
Platforms
History
Maebara Station was opened on 13 December 1948. From 1961 to 1968, a spur line extended from Maebara Station to Shin-Tsudanuma Station via . The line was discontinued in 1968.[1]
Future plans
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.[2] [3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 9,362 passengers daily.[4]
Surrounding area
- Funabashi City Maehara Junior High School
- Funabashi City Maehara Elementary School
- Funabashi City Nakanoki Elementary School
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: http://www.shinkeisei.co.jp/welove/train_museum/history01/. ja:歴史年表:1946年〜1969年 - 新京成電鉄株式会社. Timeline:1946-1969. Shin-Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. Japan. Japanese. 23 January 2018.
- Web site: 31 October 2023 . 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 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231031125424/https://www.chibanippo.co.jp/news/economics/1124565 . 31 October 2023 . 31 October 2023 . Chiba Nippo . ja.
- Web site: 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 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231031115818/https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20231031-2807582/ . 31 October 2023 . 31 October 2023 . MyNavi Corporation . ja.
- Web site: http://www.pref.chiba.lg.jp/toukei/toukeidata/nenkan/nenkan-h31/index.html#a11 . ja:千葉県統計年鑑(平成31年). Chiba Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2018). 2019. Chiba Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2020.