is a railway station in the city of

Kamagaya, Chiba is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 109,941 living in 50,485 households and a population density of 5200 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Kamagaya is located in the ...

, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Shin-Keisei Electric Railway.

Lines

Kamagaya-Daibutsu Station is served by the Shin-Keisei Line, and is 15.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsudo Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform with an elevated station building.

Platforms

History

Kamagaya-Daibutsu opened on January 8, 1949.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 14,721 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

This station is the nearest station to the

Kamagaya Great Buddha The is the smallest Daibutsu (Buddhist statue) in Japan. It is located in the city of Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture, to the north of Tokyo. History The Kamagaya Daibutsu was commissioned by a wealthy local merchant, Okuniya Fukuda Bunemon, to pray f ...

and is directly south of Hatsutomi Station and north of Futawamukōdai Station.

References

External links

Shin Keisei Railway Station information
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1949 Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture Kamagaya {{Chiba-railstation-stub