Keisei-Nishifuna Station

Railway station in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

35°42′42″N 139°57′32″E / 35.7118°N 139.9589°E / 35.7118; 139.9589Operated by

Keisei Electric RailwayLine(s)KS Keisei Main LineDistance22.2 km from Keisei UenoPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStation codeKS20WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedDecember 30, 1916Previous namesKatsushika (until 1985)PassengersFY201910,934 daily Services

Preceding station	Keisei			Following station
Higashi-Nakayama KS19 towards Keisei Ueno		Main Line Local		Kaijin KS21 towards Narita Airport Terminal 1

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

Keisei-Nishifuna Station (京成西船駅, Keisei-Nishifuna-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway.

Lines

Keisei-Nishifuna Station is served by the Keisei Main Line, and is located 22.2 km from the terminus of the line at Keisei Ueno Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected via a footbridge to a station building.

Platforms

1	KS Keisei Main Line	for Keisei Takasago, Nippori, and Keisei Ueno
2	KS Keisei Main Line	for Keisei Funabashi, Keisei Tsudanuma, Keisei Chiba, Chiharadai, Keisei Narita, and Narita Airport (Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1)

History

The station opened on 30 December 1916, as Katsushika Station (葛飾駅). It was renamed Keisei-Nishifuna on 1 April 1987.

Station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations on 17 July 2010. Higashi Nakayama was assigned station number KS20.^[1]^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,934 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding areas

Nishi-Funabashi Station

It takes about 7 minutes from here to Nishi-Funabashi Station on foot or about 3 minutes by riding on route buses below.

Buses

Keisei-Nishifuna bus stop which is bound for suburb is located due south of the station. It takes about 2 minutes on foot.
Keisei-Nishifuna bus stop which is bound for Nishi-Funabashi Station is located due north of the station. It takes about 1 minutes on foot.

Bus routes
Bus stop	No	Via	Destination	Company	Note
Station South	Fs01	Gyoda Danchi·Mae Kaiduka·Kirihata	Fighters Kamagaya Stadium	Keisei Bus
	Fs02	Gyoda Danchi·Mae Kaiduka·Kirihata	Ichikawa Office		There is midnight bus on weekdays
	Fs03	Gyoda Danchi·Mae Kaiduka	Kirihata
	Fs04		Gyoda Danchi
	Fs05	Gyoda Danchi	Mae Kaiduka
Station North	Fs01	Non stop	Nishi-Funabashi Station
	Fs02
	Fs03
	Fs04
	Fs05

References

^ "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.