is a passenger

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

in the city of

Narashino is a Cities of Japan, city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 175,292 in 81,985 households and a population density of 8400 persons per km2. The total area of the city is Geography Narashino is loca ...

Chiba Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama ...

, Japan, operated by the private railway operator

Keisei Electric Railway The (stylized as K'SEI since 2001) is a major private railway in Chiba Prefecture and Tokyo, Japan. The name ''Keisei'' is the combination of the kanji 京 from and 成 from , which the railway's main line connects; the combination uses diffe ...

Lines

Keisei-Ōkubo Station is served by the

Keisei Main Line {{Infobox rail line , name = Keisei Main Line , native_name = 京成本線 , native_name_lang = ja , color = 005aaa , logo = {{KSLS, KS, 50 , logo_width = , image = Keisei-Series3000-3042.jpg , image_width = ...

, and is located 32.1 km from the Tokyo terminus of the Keisei Main Line at Keisei-Ueno Station.

Station layout

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Keisei-Okubo Station - both entrances and tracks - panorama - June 17 2019 3pm

The station consists of two opposed

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...

s connected by a level crossing.

Platforms

History

Keisei-Ōkubo Station opened on December 9, 1926 as . It was renamed to its present name on November 18, 1931.

Station numbering Station numbering is a sign system which assigns station codes consisting of a few letters and numbers to train stations. It aims to facilitate navigation for foreign travelers not familiar with the local language by using globally understood c ...

was introduced to all Keisei Line stations on 17 July 2010. Keisei-Ōkubo Station was assigned station number KS27.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 35,157 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

* Okubo, Narashino

References

External links

Keisei Station layout
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1926 Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture Keisei Main Line Narashino {{Chiba-railstation-stub