SL22 Maebara Station 前原駅 | |||||||||||
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 East exit, Maebara Station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 7-17-21 Maebaranishi, Funabashi-shi, Chiba-ken 274-0825 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°42′02″N 140°01′39″E / 35.7006°N 140.0275°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Shin-Keisei | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | SL Shin-Keisei Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 23.9 km (14.9 mi) from Matsudo | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | ○SL22 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 13 December 1948 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 9,362 daily | ||||||||||
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  Maebara Station Location within Chiba Prefecture  Maebara Station Maebara Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Maebara Station (前原駅, Maebara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Shin-Keisei Electric Railway.
Lines
Maebara Station is served by the Shin-Keisei Line, and is located 23.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsudo Station.
Station layout
Maebara Station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is somewhat unusual in that each platform has a separate exit.
Platforms
| 1 | SL Shin-Keisei Line | for Shin-Tsudanuma and Keisei-Tsudanuma KS Keisei Chiba Line for Chiba-Chūō |
| 2 | SL Shin-Keisei Line | for Kita-Narashino, Shin-Kamagaya, Yabashira, and Matsudo |
History
Maebara Station was opened on 13 December 1948. From 1961 to 1968, a spur line extended from Maebara Station to Shin-Tsudanuma Station via Fujisakidai Station (藤崎台駅, Fujisakidai-eki). The line was discontinued in 1968.[1]
Future plans
Effective April 2025, the station is to come under the aegis of Keisei Electric Railway as the result of the buyout of the Shin-Keisei Railway.[2][3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 9,362 passengers daily.[4]
Surrounding area
- Funabashi City Maehara Junior High School
- Funabashi City Maehara Elementary School
- Funabashi City Nakanoki Elementary School
See also
References
- ↑ 歴史年表:1946年〜1969年 - 新京成電鉄株式会社 [Timeline:1946-1969] (in Japanese). Japan: Shin-Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ↑ "京成電鉄、新京成電鉄を吸収合併へ2025年4月 現在の路線・駅は維持する方針" [Keisei Electric Railway will absorb the Shin-Keisei Electric Railway in April 2025; Plans made to maintain current routes and stations]. Chiba Nippo (in Japanese). 31 October 2023. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ↑ "新京成電鉄、解散・消滅へ - 京成電鉄が吸収合併、2025年実施予定" [Shin-Keisei Electric Railway to dissolve and disappear - Keisei Electric Railway will absorb the railway in the merger, scheduled to take place in 2025]. MyNavi Corporation (in Japanese). 31 October 2023. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ↑ 千葉県統計年鑑(平成31年) [Chiba Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
Media related to Maebara Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Shin Keisei Railway Station information(in Japanese)