Higashi-Kaijin Station

Higashi-Kaijin Station (東海神駅, Higashi-Kaijin-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Funabashi, Chiba, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator Tōyō Rapid Railway.

TR02 Higashi-Kaijin Station 東海神駅
The station platform in April 2021
General information
Location	2-15-1 Kaijin, Funabashi-shi, Chiba-ken 273-0021 Japan
Coordinates	35.7058°N 139.9805°E / 35.7058; 139.9805
Operated by	Tōyō Rapid Railway
Line(s)	Tōyō Rapid Railway Line
Distance	2.1 km (1.3 mi) from Nishi-Funabashi
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	TR02
Website	Official website
History
Opened	27 April 1996; 28 years ago (1996-04-27)
Passengers
FY2018	4,273 daily
Services
Preceding station Tōyō Rapid Railway Following station Nishi-Funabashi TR01 Terminus Tōyō Rapid Railway Line Hasama TR03 towards Tōyō-Katsutadai
Location Higashi-Kaijin Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Higashi-Kaijin Station Higashi-Kaijin Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Higashi-Kaijin Station is a station on the Tōyō Rapid Railway Line, and is 2.1 km from the starting point of the line at Nishi-Funabashi Station.

Station layout

The station is an underground station with a single island platform located on the second story underground. The ticket gates are located on the first story underground.

Platforms

1	TR Tōyō Rapid Railway Line	for Kita-Narashino, Yachiyo-Midorigaoka, and Tōyō-Katsutadai
2	TR Tōyō Rapid Railway Line	for Nishi-Funabashi, Tōyōchō, Nihombashi, Ōtemachi, and Nakano

History

Higashi-Kaijin Station was opened on April 27, 1996.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 4,273 passengers daily.^[1]

Surrounding area

• Funabashi City Hinodai Historical Park Museum (adjacent to Kaijin Junior High School)
• Funabashi City Kaijin Junior High School (northwest side of the station)
• Funabashi City Funabashi Junior High School
• Funabashi City Kaijin Elementary School (south side of the station)
• Shin-Funabashi Station

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 民鉄等駅別1日平均運輸状況) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Higashi-Kaijin Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Tōyō Rapid Railway Station information (in Japanese)