Keisei Sakura Station

Railway station in Sakura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

35°43′31″N 140°13′47″E / 35.725176°N 140.229718°E / 35.725176; 140.229718Operated by

Keisei Electric RailwayLine(s)KS Keisei Main LineDistance51.0 km from Keisei-UenoPlatforms2 island platformsOther informationStation codeKS35WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedDecember 9, 1926PassengersFY201918,305 daily Services

Preceding station		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	Keisei Narita KS40 towards Narita Airport Terminal 1
Katsutadai KS31 towards Keisei Ueno	Main Line Limited Express	Ōsakura KS36 towards Narita Airport Terminal 1
Keisei Usui KS34 towards Keisei Ueno	Main Line Commuter Express Rapid Local	Ōsakura KS36 towards Narita Airport Terminal 1

Location
Keisei-Sakura Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Keisei-Sakura Station Keisei-Sakura Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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.

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

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

References

^ JTB Timetable No. 979 (August 2007) (in Japanese). Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 803.
^ "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.