Keisei-Nishifuna Station

Not to be confused with Nishi-Funabashi Station.

Keisei-Nishifuna Station (京成西船駅, Keisei-Nishifuna-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway.

KS20 Keisei-Nishifuna Station 京成西船駅
Keisei-Nishifuna Station in February 2007
General information
Location	4-15-27 Nishifuna, Funabashi-shi, Chiba-ken 273-0031 Japan
Coordinates	35.7118°N 139.9589°E / 35.7118; 139.9589
Operated by	Keisei Electric Railway
Line(s)	KS Keisei Main Line
Distance	22.2 km from Keisei Ueno
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Station code	KS20
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 30, 1916
Previous names	Katsushika (until 1985)
Passengers
FY2019	10,934 daily
Services
Preceding station Keisei Following station Higashi-Nakayama KS19 towards Keisei Ueno Main Line Local Kaijin KS21 towards Narita Airport Terminal 1
Location Keisei-Nishifuna Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Keisei-Nishifuna Station Keisei-Nishifuna Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Keisei-Nishifuna Station is served by the Keisei Main Line, and is located 22.2 km from the terminus of the line at Keisei Ueno Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected via a footbridge to a station building.

Platforms

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

History

The station opened on 30 December 1916, as Katsushika Station (葛飾駅). It was renamed Keisei-Nishifuna on 1 April 1987.

Station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations on 17 July 2010. Higashi Nakayama was assigned station number KS20.^[1][2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,934 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding areas

• Nishi-Funabashi Station

It takes about 7 minutes from here to Nishi-Funabashi Station on foot or about 3 minutes by riding on route buses below.

Buses

• Keisei-Nishifuna bus stop which is bound for suburb is located due south of the station. It takes about 2 minutes on foot.
• Keisei-Nishifuna bus stop which is bound for Nishi-Funabashi Station is located due north of the station. It takes about 1 minutes on foot.

Bus routes

Bus stop	No	Via	Destination	Company	Note
Station South	Fs01	Gyoda Danchi·Mae Kaiduka·Kirihata	Fighters Kamagaya Stadium	Keisei Bus
	Fs02		Ichikawa Office		There is midnight bus on weekdays
	Fs03	Gyoda Danchi·Mae Kaiduka	Kirihata
	Fs04		Gyoda Danchi
	Fs05	Gyoda Danchi	Mae Kaiduka
Station North	Fs01	Non stop	Nishi-Funabashi Station
	Fs02
	Fs03
	Fs04
	Fs05

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan