Kasairinkaikōen Station

Kasairinkaikōen Station
葛西臨海公園駅
Station forecourt, January 2013
Location
Prefecture Tokyo
(See other stations in Tokyo)
Ward Edogawa
Neighborhood etc. 6 Rinkai-chō
(in Japanese)東京都江戸川区臨海町6丁目
History
Year opened 1988
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Keiyo Line
Statistics 11,644 passengers/day (FY2011)
Small bus terminal at this station

Kasairinkaikōen Station (葛西臨海公園駅 Kasai-Rinkai-kōen-eki) is a railway station on the Keiyo Line in Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Kasairinkaikōen Station is served by the Keiyo Line from Tokyo. Only local (all stations) Keiyo Line services stop at this station. Musashino Line through services to and from Fuchū-Hommachi also stop here.

Station layout

The elevated station consists of an island platform serving two tracks, with outer passing tracks on either side to allow non-stop trains to overtake stopping trains.

The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms

1 Keiyo Line for Maihama, Kaihin-Makuhari, and Soga
Musashino Line for Nishi-Funabashi, Shin-Matsudo, and Fuchū-Hommachi
2 Keiyo Line for Shin-Kiba and Tokyo

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Keiyo Line
Commuter Rapid: no stop
Keiyo Rapid: no stop
Shin-Kiba   Musashino Line through services   Maihama
Shin-Kiba   Local   Maihama

History

The station opened on December 1, 1988.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 11,644 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 9,566[3]
2005 11,602[4]
2010 11,998[5]
2011 11,644[2]

Surrounding area

Kasai Rinkai Park

The station is located at the entrance to Kasai Rinkai Park, a municipal park featuring the Diamond and Flower Ferris Wheel, an aquarium, and a bird sanctuary.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 各駅情報(葛西臨海公園駅) [Station Information (Kasai-Rinkai-kōen Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [FY2011 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  3. 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Fiscal 2000 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  4. 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Fiscal 2005 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  5. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [FY2010 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 7 January 2013.

External links

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Coordinates: 35°38′40″N 139°51′43″E / 35.6444°N 139.862°E