Funabashikeibajō Station

Funabashikeibajō Station 船橋競馬場駅
Funabashikeibajō Station, April 2012
Location	8-42-1 Miyamoto, Funabashi, Chiba （千葉県船橋市宮本8-42-1） Japan
Operated by	Keisei Electric Railway
Line(s)	Keisei Main Line
Other information
Station code	KS24
History
Opened	1927
Previous names	Hanawa; Center-Keibajō-mae (until 1987)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2009)	18,908 daily

Funabashikeibajō Station (船橋競馬場駅 Funabashikeibajō-eki) is a railway station on the Keisei Main Line in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan, operated by Keisei Electric Railway.

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. The station name refers to the nearby Funabashi Racecourse.

Station layout

Funabashikeibajō Station has two island platforms connected by an overpass to the elevated station building.

Platforms

1・2	■ Keisei Main Line	for Keisei-Takasago, Nippori, and Keisei-Ueno
3・4	■ Keisei Main Line	for Keisei-Tsudanuma, Chiharadai, and Keisei-Narita

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Keisei Main Line (KS24)
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Commuter Express: Does not stop at this station
Keisei Funabashi (KS22)		Rapid		Keisei Tsudanuma (KS26)
Daijingūshita (KS23)		Local		Yatsu (KS25)

History

Funabashikeibajō Station opened on August 21, 1927 as Hanawa Station (花輪駅 Hanawa-eki). The station was renamed to Funabashi-Keibajō-mae (船橋競馬場前駅)on July 5, 1950, and to Center-Keibajō-mae (センター競馬場前駅) on December 1, 1963. On May 5, 1977, Funabashi Health Center (the origin of the word "center" in the station name) closed. The station assumed its present name on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

• Funabashi Racecourse
• LaLaport TOKYO-BAY

External links

• Keisei Station layout (Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°41′23.11″N 139°59′52.49″E / 35.6897528°N 139.9979139°E