Keisei Chiba Station

Keisei Chiba Station (京成千葉駅, Keisei Chiba-eki) is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Chiba, Japan, operated by the Keisei Electric Railway.

KS59 Keisei Chiba Station 京成千葉駅
Keisei Chiba Station
General information
Location	250-3 Shinmachi, Chūō-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture Japan
Operated by	Keisei Electric Railway
Line(s)	KS Keisei Chiba Line
Connections	Chiba Station
Other information
Station code	KS59
History
Opened	1967
Previous names	Kokutetsu Chiba-eki Mae (until 1987)
Passengers
FY2008	24,428 daily
Services
Preceding station Keisei Following station Shin-Chiba KS58 towards Keisei Tsudanuma Chiba Line Chiba-Chūō KS60 Terminus

Lines

Keisei Chiba Station is served by the Keisei Chiba Line,^[1] and is 12.3 km from the terminus of the line at Keisei-Tsudanuma Station. It is also connected by escalators and a moving walkway to the Chiba Urban Monorail.

Station layout

Keisei Chiba Station has two elevated opposed side platforms with the station building underneath.

Platforms

1	KS Keisei Chiba Line	for Keisei Tsudanuma, Keisei Ueno and KS Keisei Matsudo Line
2	KS Keisei Chiba Line	for Chiba-Chūō and Chiharadai

History

Keisei Chiba Station was opened on 1 December 1967 as Kokutetsu Chiba-eki mae Station (国鉄千葉駅前駅, Kokutetsu Chiba-eki mae Station). The station was renamed to its present name on 1 April 1987. The Chiba Express Line (now Keisei Chihara Line) began operations from April 1992.

Station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations on 17 July 2010; Keisei Chiba Station was assigned station number KS59.^[2][3]

Surrounding area

• Chiba Station (JR Lines and Chiba Urban Monorail)

External links

• Keisei Station layout (in Japanese)