Nishi-Chiba Station

Nishi-Chiba Station 西千葉駅
File:JR Nishichiba sta 006.jpg South side of the station, November 2010
Location	2-24-2 Kasuga, Chuo, Chiba, Chiba （千葉県千葉市中央区春日二丁目24-2） Japan
Coordinates
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Chūō-Sōbu Line
History
Opened	1942
Traffic
Passengers (FY2010)	23,838 daily

Nishi-Chiba station (西千葉駅, Nishi-Chiba-eki) is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Nishi-Chiba Station is served by the Chūō-Sōbu Line.

Station layout

The elevated station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. There are also two express tracks north of track 2; these are used by rapid Sōbu Main Line trains that pass through the station non-stop.

Platforms

1	■ Chūō-Sōbu Line	for Nishi-Funabashi, Akihabara, and Shinjuku
2	■ Chūō-Sōbu Line	for Chiba

Adjacent stations

«		Service		»
Chūō-Sōbu Line
Inage		Local		Chiba

History

The station opened on October 1, 1942.

Surrounding area

• Chiba University Nishi-Chiba campus
• University of Tokyo Institute of Industrial Science Chiba campus
• Chiba Keizai University
• Keiai University
• Chiba Prefectural Chiba Commerce High school
• Chiba Prefectural Chiba-Higashi High school

External links

• JR East Nishi-Chiba Station (Japanese)