Shizu Station (Chiba)

Shizu Station (志津駅, Shizu-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Sakura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway.

KS32 Shizu Station 志津駅
Shizu Station
General information
Location	1669 Kami-Shizu, Sakura-shi, Chiba-ken 285-0846 Japan
Coordinates	35.7176°N 140.1448°E / 35.7176; 140.1448
Operated by	Keisei Electric Railway
Line(s)	KS Keisei Main Line
Distance	42.1 km from Keisei-Ueno
Platforms	2 side platforms
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	KS32
Website	Official website
History
Opened	18 March 1928
Passengers
FY2019	15,716 daily
Services
Preceding station Keisei Following station Katsutadai KS31 towards Keisei Ueno Main Line Commuter Express Rapid Local Yūkarigaoka KS33 towards Narita Airport Terminal 1
Location Shizu Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Shizu Station Shizu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Shizu Station is served by the Keisei Main Line,^[1] and lies 42.1 kilometers from the Tokyo terminus of the line at Keisei-Ueno Station.

Station layout

Shizu Station has two opposed side platforms connected by underpasses to a station building underneath.

Platforms

1	KS Keisei Main Line	for Keisei Tsudanuma, Keisei Takasago, Nippori, and Keisei Ueno
2	KS Keisei Main Line	for Keisei Narita, Higashi-Narita, and Narita Airport

History

Shizu Station was opened on March 18, 1928. The station was rebuilt as an elevated station in 1981.

Station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations on 17 July 2010. Shizu Station was assigned station number KS32.^[2][3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 15,716 passengers daily.^[4]

Surrounding area

• Sakura City Shizu Junior High School
• Sakura Shizu Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. JTB Timetable No. 979 (August 2007) (in Japanese). Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 803.
2. "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.
3. "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.
4. 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.

External links

Media related to Shizu Station (Chiba) at Wikimedia Commons

• Keisei Station layout(in Japanese)