Kōnodai Station

Kōnodai Station (国府台駅, Kōnodai-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Keisei Main Line in the city of Ichikawa, Chiba Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway.

KS13
Kōnodai Station

国府台駅
Kōnodai Station, September 2018
Location3-30-1 Ichikawa, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba-ken 272-0034
Japan
Coordinates35.7366°N 139.9033°E / 35.7366; 139.9033
Operated by Keisei Electric Railway
Line(s)KS Keisei Main Line
Distance16.4 km from Keisei-Ueno
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Station codeKS13
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1914
Previous namesIchikawa-Kōnodai (until 1948)
Passengers
FY201913,201
Location
Kōnodai Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Platforms, 2018

Lines

Kōnodai Station is served by the Keisei Main Line, and is located 16.4 km from the terminus of the line at Keisei-Ueno Station.

Station layout

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

Platforms

1 KS Keisei Main Line for Keisei-Takasago, Nippori, and Keisei Ueno
2 KS Keisei Main Line for Keisei Tsudanuma, Chiharadai, and Keisei Narita

Adjacent stations

Service
Keisei Main Line KS13
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Commuter Express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Edogawa KS12   Local   Ichikawamama KS14

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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 13,201 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

  • Tokyo Medical & Dental University (Liberal Arts Department)
  • Chiba University of Commerce
  • Wayo Women's University
  • Chiba Prefectural Kounodai High School
  • Ichikawa Municipal Daiichi Junior High School
  • Ichikawa Municipal Second Junior High School

See also

References

  1. 2019年度 駅別1日平均乗降人) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Keisei Railway. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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