is a passenger

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located in the city of

Narashino is a 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 located in far northw ...

Chiba Prefecture is a 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 Prefecture to the ...

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, operated by the private railway company,

Shin-Keisei Electric Railway The is a private railway in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It connects Narashino, Chiba, Narashino and Matsudo, Chiba, Matsudo. It is a subsidiary of Keisei Electric Railway. It has the following bus company subsidiaries. * Funabashi Shin-Keisei Bu ...

. The station is 400 meters from

Tsudanuma Station is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Narashino, Chiba, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Tsudanuma Station is served by the Sōbu Main Line ( rapid service and local service). It i ...

on the

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Lines

Shin-Tsudanuma Station is served by the

Shin-Keisei Line The is a railway line in Japan owned by the private railway company Shin-Keisei Electric Railway, a subsidiary of Keisei Electric Railway. The line runs between Matsudo Station in Matsudo, Chiba, and Keisei-Tsudanuma Station in Narashino, Chiba ...

, and is located 25.3 km from the official starting point of the line at

Matsudo Station is an interchange railway station in the city of Matsudo, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway company Shin-Keisei Electric Railway. Lines Matsudo Station is served by the Jōban Line and is 15. ...

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed

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s connected by a footbridge..

Platforms

History

Shin-Tsudanuma Station opened on December 27, 1947, although it was originally located 300 m from the current station. From 1953-1968, a spur line was extended from Maebara Station to Shin-Tsudanuma Station via , which replaced Shin-Tsudanuma Station from 1953 until it was closed to passenger service in 1961, at which point the original Shin-Tsudanuma Station was re-opened. The line was demolished in 1968 along with Fujisakidai Station; the current station was opened the same year.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 69,491 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

(

) * central Narashino city

References

External links

Shin Keisei Railway Station information
{{Shin-Keisei Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1947 Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture Narashino