Tokiwadaira Station

SL06
Tokiwadaira Station

常盤平駅
South exit of the station in January 2023
General information
Location1-29 Tokiwadaira, Matsudo-shi, Chiba-ken 270-2261
Japan
Coordinates35°48′12″N 139°56′58″E / 35.8033°N 139.9494°E / 35.8033; 139.9494
Operated by Shin-Keisei
Line(s)SL Shin-Keisei Line
Distance5.6 km (3.5 mi) from Matsudo
Platforms1 island platform
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
Station codeSL06
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened21 April 1955; 69 years ago (1955-04-21)
Previous namesKanegasaku (until 1960)
Passengers
201818,874 daily
Services
Preceding station Shin-Keisei Following station
Yabashira
SL05
towards Matsudo
Shin-Keisei Line Gokō
SL07
Location
Tokiwadaira Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Tokiwadaira Station
Tokiwadaira Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Tokiwadaira Station is located in Japan
Tokiwadaira Station
Tokiwadaira Station
Tokiwadaira Station (Japan)

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.

Lines

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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

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Tokiwadaira Station consists of a single island platform, with an elevated station building.

Platforms

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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

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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

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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

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 18,874 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

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  • Chiba Prefectural West Library
  • Matsudo Municipal Museum
  • Chiba West General Hospital
  • Tokiwadaira Sakura Dori
  • Tokiwa Hirakeyaki Dori
  • Matsudo City Hall Tokiwadaira Branch

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
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