Passengers (FY2009) 18,908 daily Opened 1927 | Station code KS24 Address Japan | |
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Location 8-42-1 Miyamoto, Funabashi, Chiba（千葉県船橋市宮本8-42-1）Japan Previous names Hanawa; Center-Keibajō-mae (until 1987) Similar Daijingūshita Station, Minami‑Funabashi Station, Yatsu Station, Keisei Funabashi Station, Kaijin Station | ||
Funabashikeibajō Station (船橋競馬場駅, Funabashikeibajō-eki) is a railway station on the Keisei Main Line in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan, operated by Keisei Electric Railway.
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Funabashikeibajō Station is served by the Keisei Main Line, and is located 27.2 km from the terminus of the line at Keisei-Ueno Station. The station name refers to the nearby Funabashi Racecourse.
Station layout
Funabashikeibajō Station has two island platforms connected by an overpass to the elevated station building.
History
Funabashikeibajō Station opened on August 21, 1927 as Hanawa Station (花輪駅, Hanawa-eki). The station was renamed to Funabashi-Keibajō-mae (船橋競馬場前駅)on July 5, 1950, and to Center-Keibajō-mae (センター競馬場前駅) on December 1, 1963. On May 5, 1977, Funabashi Health Center (the origin of the word "center" in the station name) closed. The station assumed its present name on April 1, 1987.