Keisei Yawata Station

KS 16 Keisei Yawata Station 京成八幡駅
Keisei Yawata Station
Location	3-2-1 Yawata, Ichikawa, Chiba （千葉県市川市八幡三丁目2番1号） Japan
Operated by	Keisei Electric Railway
Line(s)	KS Keisei Main Line
Other information
Station code	KS16
History
Opened	1915
Previous names	Shin-Yawata (until 1942)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)	33,275 daily[1]

Keisei Yawata Station (京成八幡駅, Keisei Yawata-eki) is a railway station operated by Keisei Electric Railway's Keisei Main Line located in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture Japan. It is 19.1 kilometers from the terminus of the Keisei Main Line at Keisei-Ueno Station. The station is located near Motoyawata Station on the Toei Shinjuku Line.

History

Keisei Yawata Station was opened on November 3, 1915 as Shin-Yawata Station (新八幡駅, Shin-Yawata eki). The original Yawata Station was located towards Onigoe Station and was closed on August 15, 1942. The station was renamed to its present name on November 1, 1942. Ichikawa Keisei Department Store opened at the station in 1963.The store closed in 2007 as part of the JR Motoyawata Station re-development project.

Lines

• Keisei Electric Railway
  • Keisei Main Line

Layout

Keisei Yawata Station has a single island platform connected via an overpass to an elevated station building.

Platforms

Platforms of the station

Adjacent stations

Surrounding area

• Motoyawata Station ( Toei Shinjuku Line)

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External links

• (in Japanese) Keisei Station layout

References

Coordinates: 35°43′26″N 139°55′41″E / 35.723865°N 139.928060°E / 35.723865; 139.928060