Keisei Sakura Station

Keisei-Sakura Station (京成佐倉駅, Keisei-Sakura-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Sakura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway.

KS35
Keisei-Sakura Station

京成佐倉駅
The south-side entrance to the station on July 2020.
General information
Location1001-5 Sakae-cho, Sakura-shi, Chiba-ken 285-0014
Japan
Coordinates35.725176°N 140.229718°E / 35.725176; 140.229718
Operated by Keisei Electric Railway
Line(s)KS Keisei Main Line
Distance51.0 km from Keisei-Ueno
Platforms2 island platforms
Other information
Station codeKS35
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 9, 1926
Passengers
FY201918,305 daily
Services
Preceding station Keisei Following station
Yachiyodai
KS29
towards Keisei Ueno
 Morningliner
Eveningliner		 Keisei Narita
KS40
towards Narita Airport Terminal 1
Katsutadai
KS31
towards Keisei Ueno
 Main Line
"Rapid" Limited Express
Main Line
Limited Express
 Ōsakura
KS36
towards Narita Airport Terminal 1
Keisei Usui
KS34
towards Keisei Ueno
 Main Line
Commuter Express
Rapid
Local
Location
Keisei-Sakura Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Keisei-Sakura Station
Keisei-Sakura Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Keisei-Sakura Station is located in Japan
Keisei-Sakura Station
Keisei-Sakura Station
Keisei-Sakura Station (Japan)

Lines

Keisei-Sakura Station is served by the Keisei Main Line,[1] and lies 51.0 kilometers from the Tokyo terminus of the line at Keisei-Ueno Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms connected to an elevated station building.

Platforms
Platforms in July 2020
1, 2 KS Keisei Main Line for Keisei Funabashi, Aoto, Nippori, Keisei Ueno, and Oshiage
3, 4 KS Keisei Main Line for Keisei Narita and Narita Airport (Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1)

History

Keisei-Sakura Station was opened on 9 December 1926, slightly to the south of its present location. The station was rebuilt in its present location in 1962.

Station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations on 17 July 2010. Keisei-Sakura Station was assigned station number KS35.[2][3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 18,305 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area
  • Sakura City Hall
  • Chiba Inba Government Building

See also

References
  1. JTB Timetable No. 979 (August 2007) (in Japanese). Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 803.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. 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.

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