Yatsu Station (Chiba)

Yatsu Station
谷津駅
South exit Yatsu Station
Location
Prefecture Chiba
(See other stations in Chiba)
City Narashino
Neighborhood etc. 5-4-5 Yatsu
Postal code275 - 0026
(in Japanese)千葉県習志野市谷津5-4-5
History
Year opened 1921
Former names Yatsu-Kaigan Station
Yatsu-Yūen Station
Present name since 1984
Rail services
Station number(s) KS25
Operator(s) Keisei Electric Railway
Line(s) Keisei Main Line
Statistics 11,234 passengers/day (2009)

Yatsu Station (谷津駅 Yatsu-eki ) is a railway station operated by Keisei Electric Railway's Keisei Main Line located in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture Japan. It is 28.4 kilometers from the terminus of the Keisei Main Line at Keisei-Ueno Station.

History

Yatsu Station was opened on July 17, 1921 as Yatsu Kaigan Station (谷津海岸駅 Yatsu Kaigan-eki). The station was renamed to Yatsu-Yūen Station (谷津遊園駅 Yatsu-Yūen-eki) on April 10, 1936 after a nearby amusement park. The name reverted to Yatsu Kaigain in 1939, as part of the Japanese government’s austerity measures in the early stages of World War II, and reverted to Yatsu-Yūen Station on April 1, 1948. Yatsu-Yūen Amusement Park ceased operation on November 24, 1984, and the station was renamed to its current name. From 1985, the station ceased to be served by express trains.

Lines

Layout

Yatsu Station has a single island platform connected by an overpass to the elevated station building.

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
Funabashi-Keibajō   Local (普通)   Keisei-Tsudanuma
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Coordinates: 35°41′06″N 140°00′27″E / 35.6850°N 140.0075°E