Yakuendai Station (薬園台駅, Yakuendai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Shin-Keisei Electric Railway.

SL21
Yakuendai Station

薬円台駅
Yakuendai Station, January 2021
General information
Location6-1-1 Yakuendai, Funabashi-shi, Chiba 274-0077
Japan
Coordinates35°42′37″N 140°02′15″E / 35.7103°N 140.0374°E / 35.7103; 140.0374
Operated by Shin-Keisei
Line(s)SL Shin-Keisei Line
Distance22.5 km (14.0 mi) from Matsudo
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
Station codeSL21
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened27 December 1947; 76 years ago (1947-12-27)
Passengers
FY 201815,229 daily
Services
Preceding station Shin-Keisei Following station
Narashino
SL20
towards Matsudo
Shin-Keisei Line Maebara
SL22
Location
Yakuendai Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Yakuendai Station
Yakuendai Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Yakuendai Station is located in Japan
Yakuendai Station
Yakuendai Station
Yakuendai Station (Japan)

Lines

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Yakuendai Station is served by the Shin-Keisei Line, and is located 22.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsudo Station.

Station layout

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The station consists of a single island platform, with an elevated station building.

Platforms

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1 SL Shin-Keisei Line for Shin-Tsudanuma and Keisei-Tsudanuma
KS Keisei Chiba Line for Chiba-Chūō
2 SL Shin-Keisei Line for Kita-Narashino, Shin-Kamagaya, Yabashira, and Matsudo

History

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Yakuendai Station was opened on 27 December 1947. The station relocated to its present location and a new station building was completed by 29 July 2000.

Future plans

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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

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 15,229 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

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  • Funabashi Municipal Nanabayashi Junior High School
  • Funabashi City Hasama Elementary School
  • Funabashi Municipal Nanabayashi Elementary School

See also

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References

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