Hatsutomi Station (初富駅, Hatsutomi-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Shin-Keisei Electric Railway.
 Hatsutomi Station 初富駅 | |||||||||||
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 Hatsutomi Station in December 2019 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 1-2-19 Chuō, Kamagaya-shi, Chiba-ken 273-0124 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°46′18″N 140°00′03″E / 35.7718°N 140.0007°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Shin-Keisei Electric Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | SL Shin-Keisei Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 13.3 km (8.3 mi) from Matsudo | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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| Station code | ○SL12 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 7 October 1949 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Kamagaya-Hatsutomi (until 1955) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2017 | 2690 daily | ||||||||||
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  Kita-Hatsutomi Station Location within Chiba Prefecture  Kita-Hatsutomi Station Kita-Hatsutomi Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Lines edit
Hatsutomi Station is served by the Shin-Keisei Line, and is located 13.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsudo Station.
Layout edit
The station consists of two opposite side platforms serving two tracks, with they station building underneath.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Shin-Keisei Line | For Kita-Narashino, Shin-Tsudanuma, Keisei-Tsudanuma |
| 2 | ■ Shin-Keisei Line | For Shin-Kamagaya, Yabashira, Matsudo |
History edit
Hatsutomi Station was opened on 7 October 1949 as Kamagaya-Hatsutomi Station (鎌ヶ谷初富駅, Kamagaya-Hatsutomi-eki). It assumed its present name on 1 April 1955.
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 2017, the station was used by an average of 2690 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area edit
- Kamagaya City Hall
- Kamagaya Middle School
- Kamagaya Elementary School
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30年) [Chiba Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links edit
Media related to Hatsutomi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Shin Keisei Railway Station information (in Japanese)