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Maebara Station

Coordinates: 35°42′02″N 140°01′39″E / 35.7006°N 140.0275°E / 35.7006; 140.0275
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SL22
Maebara Station

前原駅
The station's west exit
General information
Location7-17-21 Maebaranishi, Funabashi-shi, Chiba-ken 274-0825
Japan
Coordinates35°42′02″N 140°01′39″E / 35.7006°N 140.0275°E / 35.7006; 140.0275
Operated by Shin-Keisei
Line(s)SL Shin-Keisei Line
Distance23.9 km (14.9 mi) from Matsudo
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
Station codeSL22
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened13 December 1948; 75 years ago (13 December 1948)
Passengers
20189,362 daily
Services
Preceding station Shin-Keisei Following station
Yakuendai
SL21
towards Matsudo
Shin-Keisei Line Shin-Tsudanuma
SL23
Location
Maebara Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Maebara Station
Maebara Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Maebara Station is located in Japan
Maebara Station
Maebara Station
Maebara Station (Japan)

Maebara Station (前原駅, Maebara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Shin-Keisei Electric Railway.

Lines

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Maebara Station is served by the Shin-Keisei Line, and is located 23.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsudo Station.

Station layout

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Maebara Station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is somewhat unusual in that each platform has a separate exit.

Platforms

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1 SL Shin-Keisei Line for Shin-Tsudanuma and Keisei-Tsudanuma
KS Keisei Chiba Line for Chiba-Chūō
2 SL Shin-Keisei Line for Kita-Narashino, Shin-Kamagaya, Yabashira, and Matsudo


History

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Maebara Station was opened on 13 December 1948. From 1961 to 1968, a spur line extended from Maebara Station to Shin-Tsudanuma Station via Fujisakidai Station (藤崎台駅, Fujisakidai-eki). The line was discontinued in 1968.[1]

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.[2][3]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 9,362 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area

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  • Funabashi City Maehara Junior High School
  • Funabashi City Maehara Elementary School
  • Funabashi City Nakanoki Elementary School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 歴史年表:1946年〜1969年 - 新京成電鉄株式会社 [Timeline:1946-1969] (in Japanese). Japan: Shin-Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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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