Ichikawa Station

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Ichikawa Station
市川駅
File:JR Ichikawa sta 003.jpg
The south entrance and station forecourt, July 2010
Location 1 Ichikawa, Ichikawa, Chiba
（千葉県市川市市川1丁目）
Japan
Operated by JR East
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  • Bus stop
History
Opened 1894
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013) 59,153 daily

Ichikawa Station (市川駅 Ichikawa-eki?) is a railway station in Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Ichikawa Station is served by the Sōbu Line (Rapid) and all-stations Chūō-Sōbu Line services.

Station layout

The station has two elevated island platforms serving four tracks, with additional passing tracks on either side of the Sōbu Line (Rapid) tracks for non-stop (limited express and commuter rapid) services.

Platforms

1 ■ Chūō-Sōbu Line for Kinshichō, Akihabara, and Shinjuku
2 ■ Chūō-Sōbu Line for Nishi-Funabashi, Tsudanuma, and Chiba
3 ■ Sōbu Line (Rapid) for Kinshichō, Tokyo, and Yokohama
4 ■ Sōbu Line (Rapid) for Funabashi, Chiba, Narita, Kisarazu, and Kazusa-Ichinomiya
  • JR-Ichikawa004.jpg

    View from the Chūō-Sōbu Line platform, with the Sōbu Line (Rapid) platform on the left, March 2007

  • Trains arriving at the Ichikawa Station.jpg

    The platforms in February 2014

  • 市川駅中央口（訂正版）.jpg

    The ticket barriers, October 2011

Facilities

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and a View Plaza travel agency. The "Shapo" shopping building adjoins the station.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sōbu Line (Rapid)
Narita Express: no stop
Commuter Rapid: no stop
Shin-Koiwa   Rapid   Funabashi
Chūō-Sōbu Line
Koiwa   Local   Motoyawata

History

File:JR-Ichikawa003.jpg
The north entrance in March 2007, before addition of an overhanging roof

The station opened on 20 July 1894.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 59,153 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 75th-busiest station operated by JR East.[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 56,955[3]
2005 57,349[4]
2010 58,979[5]
2011 58,331[6]
2012 58,522[7]
2013 59,153[2]

Surrounding area

File:市川駅北口.jpg
The north entrance, October 2011

Bus services

Bus stops are located on the north and south sides of the station, served by Keisei Bus. As of January 2015, the following bus services are available from Ichikawa Station.[8]

Service No. Destination
松11 Matsudo Station
市41・42, 市45 Higashi-Matsudo Station
松51, 松54・55, 市43・44 Matsudo Station via Kita-Kokubun Station
市81・82 Kita-Kokubun Station
市61, 市62, 市63 Motoyawata Station

See also

References

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External links

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