Keisei Yawata Station
Railway station in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
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Keisei Yawata Station (京成八幡駅, Keisei Yawata-eki) is a railway station on the Keisei Main Line in the city of Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway. The station is located near Motoyawata Station on the Toei Shinjuku Line.
Japan
Keisei Electric Railway
Keisei Main LineKS16 Keisei Yawata Station 京成八幡駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Keisei Yawata Station | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 3-2-1 Yawata, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba-ken 272-0021 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35.723865°N 139.928060°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Keisei Electric Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Keisei Main Line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 19.1 from Keisei-Ueno | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Motoyawata Station | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | KS16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | November 3, 1915 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Shin-Yawata (until 1942) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 36,364 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
Keisei Yawata Station is served by the Keisei Main Line and is positioned 19.1 kilometres (11.9 miles) from the line's terminus at Keisei-Ueno Station.
Layout
The station features a single island platform accessible via a footbridge that connects to an elevated station building.
Platforms
| 1 | Keisei Main Line |
for Keisei Takasago, Nippori, Keisei Ueno and Oshiage Toei Asakusa Line for Nihombashi, Shimbashi and Nishi-magome Keikyu Main Line for Shinagawa and Haneda Airport (International Terminal and Domestic Terminal)
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| 2 | Keisei Main Line |
for Keisei Funabashi, Keisei Tsudanuma, Keisei Chiba, Keisei Narita and Narita Airport (Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1) |
History
Keisei Yawata Station was opened on 3 November 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 15 August 1942. The station was renamed to its present name on 1 November 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.
Station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations on 17 July 2010. Keisei Yawata was assigned station number KS16.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 36,364 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
- Moto-Yawata Station (
Toei Shinjuku Line) - Showa Gakuin Junior College
- Fuji Girls' High School
