Kōnodai Station
Railway station in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
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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.
Japan
Keisei Electric Railway
Keisei Main LineKS13 Kōnodai Station 国府台駅 | |||||||||||
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Kōnodai Station, September 2018 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 3-30-1 Ichikawa, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba-ken 272-0034 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35.7366°N 139.9033°E | ||||||||||
| Operator | Keisei Electric Railway | ||||||||||
| Line | Keisei Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 16.4 km from Keisei-Ueno | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Station code | KS13 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | August 30, 1914 | ||||||||||
| Former names | Ichikawa-Kōnodai (until 1948) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 13,201 | ||||||||||
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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 | Keisei Main Line |
for Keisei-Takasago, Nippori, and Keisei Ueno |
| 2 | Keisei Main Line |
for Keisei Tsudanuma, Chiharadai, and Keisei Narita |
History
Kōnodai Station was opened on 30 August 1914 as Ichikawa-Kōnodai Station (市川鴻の台駅, Ichikawa-Kōnodai-eki). However, the name was shortened to Ichikawa Station on 11 December of the same year. It resumed its former name on 6 April 1921, but with different kanji (市川国府台駅) for its name. The station assumed its current name on 1 April 1948.
Station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations on 17 July 2010; Kōnodai was assigned station number KS13.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 13,201 passengers daily.[3]
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
