Tokiwadaira Station (常盤平駅, Tokiwadaira-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Shin-Keisei Electric Railway.
SL06 Tokiwadaira Station 常盤平駅 | |||||||||||
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 South exit of the station in January 2023 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 1-29 Tokiwadaira, Matsudo-shi, Chiba-ken 270-2261 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°48′12″N 139°56′58″E / 35.8033°N 139.9494°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Shin-Keisei | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | SL Shin-Keisei Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 5.6 km (3.5 mi) from Matsudo | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Station code | ○SL06 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 21 April 1955 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Kanegasaku (until 1960) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 18,874 daily | ||||||||||
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  Tokiwadaira Station Location within Chiba Prefecture  Tokiwadaira Station Tokiwadaira Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Lines edit
Tokiwadaira Station is served by the Shin-Keisei Line, and is located 5.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsudo Station.
Station layout edit
Tokiwadaira Station consists of a single island platform, with an elevated station building.
Platforms edit
| 1 | SL Shin-Keisei Line | for Shin-Kamagaya, Shin-Tsudanuma, and Keisei-Tsudanuma KS Keisei Chiba Line for Chiba Chūō |
| 2 | SL Shin-Keisei Line | for Yabashira and Matsudo |
History edit
Tokiwadaira Station was opened on 21 April 1955 as Kanegasaku Station (金ヶ作駅, Kanegasaku-eki) It changed its name to its present name on 1 February 1960.
Future plans edit
Effective April 2025, the station is to come under the aegis of Keisei Electric Railway as the result of the buyout of the Shin-Keisei Railway.[1][2]
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 18,874 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area edit
- Chiba Prefectural West Library
- Matsudo Municipal Museum
- Chiba West General Hospital
- Tokiwadaira Sakura Dori
- Tokiwa Hirakeyaki Dori
- Matsudo City Hall Tokiwadaira Branch
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "京成電鉄、新京成電鉄を吸収合併へ2025年4月 現在の路線・駅は維持する方針" [Keisei Electric Railway will absorb the Shin-Keisei Electric Railway in April 2025; Plans made to maintain current routes and stations]. Chiba Nippo (in Japanese). 31 October 2023. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "新京成電鉄、解散・消滅へ - 京成電鉄が吸収合併、2025年実施予定" [Shin-Keisei Electric Railway to dissolve and disappear - Keisei Electric Railway will absorb the railway in the merger, scheduled to take place in 2025]. MyNavi Corporation (in Japanese). 31 October 2023. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ 千葉県統計年鑑(平成31年) [Chiba Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links edit
Media related to Tokiwadaira Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Shin Keisei Railway Station information(in Japanese)