Ōsakura Station

Railway station in Sakura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
35°43′47″N 140°15′04″E / 35.7297°N 140.2510°E / 35.7297; 140.2510Operated by Keisei Electric RailwayLine(s)KS Keisei Main LineDistance53.0 km from Keisei-UenoPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStation codeKS36WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedDecember 9, 1926PassengersFY2019402 daily Services
Preceding station Keisei Following station
Keisei Sakura
KS35
towards Keisei Ueno
 Main Line
Limited Express
Commuter Express
Rapid
Local
 Keisei Shisui
KS37
Location
Ōsakura Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Ōsakura Station
Ōsakura Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
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Ōsakura Station is located in Japan
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Ōsakura Station (大佐倉駅, Ōsakura-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Sakura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway.

Lines

Ōsakura Station is served by the Keisei Main Line,[1] and lies 53.0 kilometers from the Tokyo terminus of the line at Keisei-Ueno Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing.

Platforms

1 KS Keisei Main Line for Keisei Tsudanuma, Keisei Takasago, Nippori, and Keisei Ueno
2 KS Keisei Main Line for Higashi-Narita, Keisei Narita, and Narita Airport (Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1)

History

Ōsakura Station opened on 9 December 1926.[2]

Station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations on 17 July 2010. Ōsakura Station was assigned station number KS36.[3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 402 passengers daily.[5]

Surrounding area

  • Sakura City Sakurahigashi Elementary School
  • Shisui Municipal Shisui Elementary School

See also

References

  1. ^ JTB Timetable No. 979 (August 2007) (in Japanese). Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 803.
  2. ^ 電車と駅の情報 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Keisei Railway. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. ^ "京成線各駅で「駅ナンバリング」を導入いたします" ["Station numbering" will be introduced to each station on the Keisei Line] (PDF). keisei.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  4. ^ "京成と京急が駅ナンバリングを導入" [Keisei and Keikyu to introduce station numbering]. Tetsudo News (in Japanese). 6 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  5. ^ 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.

Media related to Ōsakura Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Keisei Station layout (in Japanese)