Kōnodai Station

Kōnodai Station
国府台駅
Kōnodai Station, June 2006
Location
Prefecture Chiba
(See other stations in Chiba)
City Ichikawa
Neighborhood etc. 3-30-1 Ichikawa
Postal code272 - 0034
(in Japanese)千葉県市川市市川三丁目30番1号
History
Year opened 1914
Former name Ichikawa-Kōnodai Station
Present name since 1948
Rail services
Station number(s) KS13
Operator(s) Keisei Electric Railway
Line(s) Keisei Main Line
Statistics 11,284 passengers/day (2009)

Kōnodai Station (国府台駅 Kōnodai-eki) is a railway station operated by Keisei Electric Railway's Keisei Main Line located in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture Japan. It is 16.4 kilometers from the terminus of the Keisei Main Line at Keisei-Ueno Station.

History

Kōnodai Station was opened on August 30, 1914 as Ichikawa-Kōnodai Station (市川鴻の台駅 Ichikawa-Kōnodai-eki). However, the name was shortened to Ichikawa Station on December 11 of the same year. It resumed its former name on April 6, 1921, but with different kanji (市川国府台駅) for its name. The station assumed its current name on April 1, 1948.

Lines

Layout

Kōnodai Station has two elevated opposed side platforms connected via and underpass to the station building underneath.

Platforms

1 Keisei Main Line For Keisei-TakasagoNippori・Keisei-Ueno
2 Keisei Main Line For Keisei-Tsudanuma・Chiharadai・Keisei-Narita


Adjacent stations

«Service»
Keisei Main Line
Edogawa   Local (普通)   Ichikawa-Mama
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Coordinates: 35°44′12″N 139°54′12″E / 35.7366°N 139.9033°E