Kaijin Station | |
Native Name: | 海神駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 5-1-22 Kaijin, Funabashi-shi, Chiba-ken 273-0021 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 35.7058°N 139.9719°W |
Operator: | Keisei Electric Railway |
Line: | Keisei Main Line |
Distance: | 23.6 km from |
Platforms: | 2 island platforms |
Code: | KS21 |
Opened: | October 25, 1919 |
Passengers: | 5715 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Kaijin Station |
is a passenger railway station in the city of Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway.
Kaijin Station is served by the Keisei Main Line, and is located 23.6 km from the terminus of the line at Keisei Ueno Station.
Kaijin Station has two opposed side platforms connected via a footbridge to a station building. The platforms are short, and can only accommodate trains with a length of six carriages or less.
Kaijin Station was opened on 25 October 1919. In December 1929 the Sobu Railway Noda Line (currently Tōbu Noda Line) connected to Kaijin Station, but operations were discontinued in 1934.
Station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations on 17 July 2010. Kaijin was assigned station number KS21.[1] [2]
The overhead walkway at this station completed renewal works on 4 April 2023.[3]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5715 passengers daily.[4]