KS59 Keisei Chiba Station 京成千葉駅
Keisei Chiba Station
General information
Location	250-3 Shinmachi, Chūō-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture Japan
Operated by	Keisei Electric Railway
Line(s)	KS Keisei Chiba Line
Connections	Chiba Station
Other information
Station code	KS59
History
Opened	1967
Previous names	Kokutetsu Chiba-eki Mae (until 1987)
Passengers
FY2008	24,428 daily
Services
Preceding station Keisei Following station Shin-Chiba KS58 towards Keisei Tsudanuma Chiba Line Chiba-Chūō KS60 Terminus

Keisei Chiba Station (京成千葉駅, Keisei Chiba-eki) is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Chiba, Japan, operated by the Keisei Electric Railway.

Lines

Keisei Chiba Station is served by the Keisei Chiba Line,^[1] and is 12.3 km from the terminus of the line at Keisei-Tsudanuma Station. It is also connected by escalators and a moving walkway to the Chiba Urban Monorail.

Station layout

Keisei Chiba Station has two elevated opposed side platforms with the station building underneath.

Platforms

History

Keisei Chiba Station was opened on 1 December 1967 as Kokutetsu Chiba-eki mae Station (国鉄千葉駅前駅, Kokutetsu Chiba-eki mae Station). The station was renamed to its present name on 1 April 1987. The Chiba Express Line (now Keisei Chihara Line) began operations from April 1992.

Station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations on 17 July 2010; Keisei Chiba Station was assigned station number KS59.^[2][3]

Surrounding area

• Chiba Station (JR Lines and Chiba Urban Monorail)