Shibamata Station
KS50 Shibamata Station 柴又駅 | |||||||||||
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 The station entrance on a snowy day in January 2022 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 4-8-14 Shibamata, Katsushika, Tokyo （東京都葛飾区柴又四丁目8-14） Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Keisei Electric Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | KS Keisei Kanamachi Line | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Ramps to platform level | ||||||||||
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| Station code | KS50 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1912 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2009 | 10,153 daily | ||||||||||
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Shibamata Station (柴又駅, Shibamata-eki) is a railway station on the Keisei Kanamachi Line in Shibamata, Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway.
Lines
[edit]Shibamata Station is served by the Keisei Kanamachi Line.
Station layout
[edit]This station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks.
History
[edit]The Station opened on 3 November 1912.
Station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations on 17 June 2010. Shibamata was assigned station number KS50.[1][2]
Surrounding area
[edit]In front of the station, there is a bronze statue of actor Kiyoshi Atsumi as Tora-san, the main character of the Otoko wa Tsurai yo film and TV series. The statue was erected in 1999, after the death of Atsumi, and the end of the Series.
Most of the series took place in Shibamata, and the Statue has become a hotspot for tourists who are fans of the series.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "京成線各駅で「駅ナンバリング」を導入いたします" ["Station numbering" will be introduced to each station on the Keisei Line] (PDF). keisei.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "京成と京急が駅ナンバリングを導入" [Keisei and Keikyu to introduce station numbering]. Tetsudo News (in Japanese). 6 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "A "Sakura statue" will also be erected in Shibamata Station". Rocket News 24 (in Japanese). 2 June 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
The statue of Tora-san was installed in front of Shibamata Station in 1999. Nowadays, it has become a tourist spot for people to take commemorative photos.
35°45′22″N 139°52′30″E / 35.7561°N 139.8750°E
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