Kamagaya-Daibutsu Station (鎌ヶ谷大仏駅, Kamagaya-Daibutsu-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kamagaya, Chiba, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Shin-Keisei Electric Railway.
 Kamagaya-Daibutsu Station 鎌ヶ谷大仏駅 | |||||||||||
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 The north entrance in January 2023 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-8-1 Kamagaya, Kamagaya-shi, Chiba-ken 273-0105 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°45′29″N 140°00′50″E / 35.75806°N 140.01389°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Shin-Keisei | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | SL Shin-Keisei Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 15.4 km (9.6 mi) from Matsudo | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Station code | ○SL13 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 21 April 1955 | ||||||||||
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| FY2017 | 14,721 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines edit
Kamagaya-Daibutsu Station is served by the Shin-Keisei Line, and is 15.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsudo Station.
Station layout edit
The station consists of one island platform with an elevated station building.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Shin-Keisei Line | for Kita-Narashino, Shin-Tsudanuma, and Keisei-Tsudanuma |
| 2 | ■ Shin-Keisei Line | for Shin-Kamagaya, Yabashira, and Matsudo |
History edit
Kamagaya-Daibutsu Station opened on 8 January 1949.
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 2017, the station was used by an average of 14,721 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area edit
This station is the nearest station to the Kamagaya Great Buddha and is directly south of Hatsutomi Station and north of Futawamukōdai Station.[4]
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30年) [Chiba Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Route Map of the Shin-Keisei Line". Archived from the original on 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
External links edit
Media related to Kamagaya-Daibutsu Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Shin Keisei Railway Station information (in Japanese)