Chiba Station

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Chiba Station
千葉駅
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Station exterior, August 2009
Location 1 Shin-Chiba, Chūō, Chiba, Chiba
(千葉県千葉市中央区新千葉1丁目)
Japan
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  • Bus terminal
History
Opened 1894

Chiba Station (千葉駅 Chiba-eki?) is a railway station in Chiba, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Chiba Urban Monorail.

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Chiba Station Interior

Lines

Chiba Station is served by the following lines.

JR East

Chiba Urban Monorail

Station layout

JR East

1, 2  Chūō-Sōbu Line for Nishi-Funabashi, Kinshichō, Akihabara, and Shinjuku
3, 4  Uchibō Line for Soga, Kisarazu, Kimitsu, and Tateyama
5, 6  Sotobō Line for Soga, Ōami, Kazusa-Ichinomiya, Katsuura, and Tōgane
7, 8  Sōbu Main Line for Yotsukaidō, Sakura, Yachimata, Narutō, Yōkaichiba, and Chōshi
9, 10  Narita Line for Yotsukaidō, Sakura, Narita, Narita Airport, Sawara, and Kashima-Jingū
3 - 10  Sōbu Line (Rapid) for Funabashi, Kinshichō, Tokyo, and Yokohama

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

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Chuō-Sōbu Line
Nishi-Chiba   Local   Terminus
Sōbu Line (Rapid)
Tsudanuma   Special Rapid   Soga
(Uchibo Line)
Funabashi   Commuter Rapid   Tsuga
(Narita Line)
Inage   Rapid   Tsuga
(Narita Line)
Hon-Chiba
(Sotobo Line)
Sōbu Main Line
Narita line
Tokyo Narita Express[Note 1] Yotsukaido
Funabashi
(Sobu Line (Rapid))
  Commuter Rapid   Tsuga
Inage
(Sobu Line (Rapid))
  Rapid   Tsuga
Terminus Local Higashi-Chiba
Sotobō Line
Uchibō Line
Tsudanuma
(Sobu Line (Rapid))
  Special Rapid   Tsuga
Inage
(Sobu Line (Rapid))
  Rapid   Hon-Chiba
Terminus Local Hon-Chiba
Chiba Urban Monorail Line 1
Shiyakushomae Local Sakaechō
Chiba Urban Monorail Line 2
Shiyakushomae Local Chiba-kōen
  1. Few trains actually stop at this station.

History

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Chiba Station circa 1900

The station opened on 20 July 1894.[1] The present station building was built in 1963. Rebuilding work is 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.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 103,723[5]
2005 103,401[6]
2010 105,777[7]
2011 104,788[8]
2012 104,646[9]
2013 105,812[3]

References

  1. JR East: Chiba Station information Retrieved 11 December 2009. (Japanese)
  2. 千葉駅 駅舎・駅ビルが生まれ変わります! (8 December 2009). Retrieved on 11 December 2009. (Japanese)
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External links

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