Futamatashimmachi Station

Futamatashimmachi Station (二俣新町駅, Futamata-Shinmachi-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1][2]

JE10 Futamatashimmachi Station 二俣新町駅
Futamatashimmachi Station, January 2022
General information
Location	Futamata-Shimmachi, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba-ken 272-0002 Japan
Coordinates	35°41′29.3172″N 139°57′34.6″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JE Keiyō Line
Distance	22.6 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	JE10
Website	Website
History
Opened	1 December 1988
Passengers
FY2019	4,983 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ichikawashiohama JE09 towards Tokyo Keiyō Line Local Minami-Funabashi JE11 towards Soga
Location Futamatashimmachi Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Futamatashimmachi Station Futamatashimmachi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines and services

Futamatashimmachi Station is served by the Keiyō Line between Tokyo and Soga, and is located 22.6 km from the western terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.^[3] Located on the south side of the triangle formed by the Keiyō Line and Musashino Line, this station is not served by Musashino Line through services.^[3]

Station layout

The elevated station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.^[3] The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.^[1]

Platforms

1	JE Keiyō Line	for Kaihimmakuhari and Soga
2	JE Keiyō Line	for Maihama, Shin-Kiba, and Tokyo

History

The station opened on 1 December 1988.^[3]

Station numbering was introduced in 2016 with Futamatashimmachi being assigned station number JE10.^[4][5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4,983 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[6] It is significantly less used than its neighboring stations due to its inconvenient location near a highway interchange; for comparison, Minami-Funabashi Station to its east was used by an average of 22,763 passengers daily.^[6]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	4,617[7]
2005	4,676[8]
2010	5,119[9]
2015	4,897[10]

Surrounding area

• Tokyo Management College
• National Route 357
• Ichikawaminami High School^[11]
• Kohya Junior High School^[12]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 各駅情報（二俣新町駅） [Station Information (Futamatashimmachi Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
2. "JR East Railway Major Route: Metropolitan Area" (PDF). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
3. Kawashima, Ryozo (December 2009). 日本の鉄道 東海道ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１１巻 東京南東部・千葉北西部 [Railways of Japan – Tokaido Line – Lines/Stations/Track plans – Vol 11 South-east Tokyo and North-west Chiba]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 13/39. ISBN 978-4-06-270021-4.
4. "⾸都圏エリアへ 「駅ナンバリング」を導⼊します" [Introduce “station numbering” to the Tokyo metropolitan area] (PDF). jreast.co.jp (in Japanese). 6 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
5. Kusamachi, Yoshikazu (7 April 2016). "JA・JK・JT・AKB…JR東日本、首都圏で駅ナンバリングなど導入へ" [JA, JK, JT, AKB … JR East to introduce station numbering in the Tokyo metropolitan area]. Response Automotive Media (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
7. 各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度） [Fiscal 2000 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
8. 各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） [Fiscal 2005 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
9. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [FY2010 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
10. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [FY2015 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
11. Ichikawaminami High School official website Archived 21 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 January 2013. (in Japanese)
12. Kohya Junior High School official website Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 January 2013. (in Japanese)

External links

Media related to Futamata-Shimmachi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Futamatashimmachi Station (in Japanese)
• Keiyo Line Navi – Futamatashimmachi Station Archived 23 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)