Hatsutomi Station

Hatsutomi Station (初富駅, Hatsutomi-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Shin-Keisei Electric Railway.

Hatsutomi Station 初富駅
Hatsutomi Station in December 2019
General information
Location	1-2-19 Chuō, Kamagaya-shi, Chiba-ken 273-0124 Japan
Coordinates	35.7718°N 140.0007°E / 35.7718; 140.0007
Operated by	Shin-Keisei Electric Railway
Line(s)	SL Shin-Keisei Line
Distance	13.3 km (8.3 mi) from Matsudo
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	○SL12
Website	Official website
History
Opened	7 October 1949; 75 years ago (1949-10-07)
Previous names	Kamagaya-Hatsutomi (until 1955)
Passengers
FY2017	2690 daily
Services
Preceding station Shin-Keisei Following station Shin-Kamagaya SL11 towards Matsudo Shin-Keisei Line Kamagaya-Daibutsu SL13 towards Keisei Tsudanuma
Location Kita-Hatsutomi Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Kita-Hatsutomi Station Kita-Hatsutomi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Hatsutomi Station is served by the Shin-Keisei Line, and is located 13.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsudo Station.

Layout

The station consists of two opposite side platforms serving two tracks, with they station building underneath.

Platforms

1	■ Shin-Keisei Line	For Kita-Narashino, Shin-Tsudanuma, Keisei-Tsudanuma
2	■ Shin-Keisei Line	For Shin-Kamagaya, Yabashira, Matsudo

History

Hatsutomi Station was opened on 7 October 1949 as Kamagaya-Hatsutomi Station (鎌ヶ谷初富駅, Kamagaya-Hatsutomi-eki). It assumed its present name on 1 April 1955.

Future plans

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.^[1][2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2690 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

• Kamagaya City Hall
• Kamagaya Middle School
• Kamagaya Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "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.
2. "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.
3. 千葉県統計年鑑（平成30年) [Chiba Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Hatsutomi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Shin Keisei Railway Station information (in Japanese)