Chiba Station
Railway and monorail station in Chiba, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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| Location | 1 Shin-Chiba, Chūō-ku, Chiba, Chiba （千葉県千葉市中央区新千葉１丁目） Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 July 1894 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chiba Station (千葉駅, Chiba-eki) is a major interchange railway station in Chiba, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Chiba Urban Monorail.
Lines
Chiba Station is served by the following lines.
JR East
Chiba Urban Monorail
Station layout
JR East
| 1-2 | JB Chūō-Sōbu Line | for Nishi-Funabashi, Kinshichō, Akihabara, Shinjuku, Nakano, and Mitaka |
| 3-4 | ■ Uchibō Line | for Soga, Kisarazu, Kimitsu, Tateyama, and Awa-Kamogawa |
| 5-6 | ■ Sotobō Line | for Soga, Ōami, Kazusa-Ichinomiya, Katsuura, Tōgane, and Awa-Kamogawa |
| 7-8 | ■ Sōbu Main Line | for Yotsukaidō, Sakura, Yachimata, Narutō, Yōkaichiba, and Chōshi |
| 9-10 | ■ Narita Line | for Yotsukaidō, Sakura, Narita, Narita Airport (Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1), Sawara, and Kashima-Jingū |
| 3 - 10 | JO Sōbu Line (Rapid) | for Funabashi, Kinshichō, Tokyo JO Yokosuka Line for Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Kurihama |
Chiba Urban Monorail
| 1 | ■ Line 1 | for Yoshikawa-kōen and Kenchō-mae |
| 2 | ■ Line 2 | for Sports Center, Dōbutsukōen, and Chishirodai |
| 3 | ■ Line 2 | for Shiyakusho-mae and Chiba-Minato |
| 4 | ■ Line 1 | for Shiyakusho-mae and Chiba-Minato |
History
The station opened on 20 July 1894.[1] The present station building was built in 1963. Rebuilding work was scheduled to start in January 2010, with the new station building opening in fiscal 2015.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by 105,812 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 33rd-busiest station operated by JR East.[3] In fiscal 2011, the Chiba Urban Monorail station was used by an average of 10,639 passengers per day (boarding passengers only), making it the busiest station operated by Chiba Urban Monorail.[4] The daily passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for JR East in previous years are as shown below.
Bus terminal
Highway buses
- Flower Liner; For Tōgane Station, Gumyō Station, and Narutō Station[10]
- Polar Star; For Sendai Station[11]
- Kapina; For Makuta Station, Obitsu Station, Kururi Station, Kururi Castle, Awa-Kamogawa Station[12]
- Nanso Satomi; For Tateyama Station, Kokonoe Station, Chikura Station[13]
- For Tokyo Skytree, Shinjuku Station[14]
- For Ōtsu Station, Yamashina Station, Sanjō Station, and Kyōto Station[15]
References
External links
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