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KS24
Funabashikeibajō Station

船橋競馬場駅
KS24; Funabashikeibajō Station; 船橋競馬場駅
	The south entrance to Funabashikeibajō Station in December 2015
General information
Location	8-42-1 Miyamoto, Funabashi-shi, Chiba-ken 273-0003; Japan
Coordinates	35°41′23.11″N 139°59′52.49″E / 35.6897528°N 139.9979139°E
Operated by	Keisei Electric Railway
Line(s)	KS Keisei Main Line
Distance	27.2 km from Keisei Ueno
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Station code	KS24
Website	Official website
History
Opened	22 August 1927
Previous names	Hanawa (to 1931), Keisei Hanawa (to 1950), Center-Keibajō-mae (until 1987)
Passengers
FY2019	20,709 daily
Services
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	Funabashikeibajō Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Funabashikeibajō Station Funabashikeibajō Station (Japan)

Funabashikeibajō Station (船橋競馬場駅, Funabashikeibajō-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway.The station name refers to the nearby Funabashi Racecourse.

Lines

Funabashikeibajō Station is served by the Keisei Main Line, and is located 27.2 km from the terminus of the line at Keisei Ueno Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms connected by a footbridge to the elevated station building.

Platforms

1-2	KS Keisei Main Line	for Keisei Funabashi, Keisei Takasago, Nippori, Keisei Ueno, and Oshiage A Toei Asakusa Line for Nihombashi, Sengakuji, and Nishi-magome KK Keikyu Main Line for Shinagawa and Haneda Airport (International Terminal and Domestic Terminal)
3-4	KS Keisei Main Line	for Keisei Tsudanuma, Keisei Chiba, Chiharadai, Keisei Narita, and Narita Airport (Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1)

The ticket barriers in April 2012

History

The station opened on 22 August 1927 as Hanawa Station (花輪駅).^[1] It was renamed Keisei Hanawa Station (京成花輪駅) on 18 November 1931, becoming Funabashi-Keibajō (船橋競馬場駅) on 5 July 1950, and then Center-Keibajō-mae (センター競馬場前駅) on 1 December 1963.^[1] The station was renamed Funabashikeibajō Station on 1 April 1987.^[1]

Station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations on 17 July 2010. Funabashikeibajō was assigned station number KS24.^[2]^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,709 passengers daily.^[4]

Surrounding area

Funabashi Racecourse
LaLaport Tokyo Bay shopping mall

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 210. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ 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.