Chiba-Chūō Station

Chiba-Chūō Station 千葉中央駅
Chiba-Chūō Station platforms
Location
Prefecture	Chiba (See other stations in Chiba)
City	Chiba
Ward	Chūō
Neighborhood etc.	15-1 Honchiba-chō
Postal code	260 - 0014
(in Japanese)	千葉県千葉市中央区本千葉町15番1号
History
Year opened	1921
Former name	Keisei Chiba Station
Present name since	1987
Rail services
Station number(s)	KS61
Operator(s)	Keisei Electric Railway
Line(s)	Keisei Chiba Line Keisei Chihara Line
Statistics	15,210 passengers/day (2008)

Chiba-Chūō Station (千葉中央駅, Chiba-Chūō-eki) is a railway station operated by the Keisei Electric Railway located in Chūō-ku, Chiba Japan. It is 12.9 kilometers from the terminus of the Keisei Chiba Line at Keisei-Tsudanuma Station and is a terminal station for the Keisei Chihara Line.

History

Chiba-Chūō Station was opened on July 17, 1921 as Keisei Chiba Station (京成千葉駅, Keisei Chiba-eki). The station burned down during the Chiba Air Raid of July 6, 1945. On February 10, 1958 the station was relocated to its present location as part of the post-war reconstruction plan for central Chiba. The tracks were elevated in December 1967 and the station was renamed to its present name on April 1, 1987. The Chara Line began operations from April 1992.

Lines

• Keisei Electric Railway
  • Keisei Chiba Line
  • Keisei Chihara Line ^[1]

Layout

Chiba-Chūō Station has two elevated opposed side platforms with the station building underneath.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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External links

• (Japanese) Keisei Station layout

References

Coordinates: 35°36′27″N 140°07′04″E / 35.60750°N 140.11778°E / 35.60750; 140.11778