Makuhari Station

For the Keisei station, see Keisei Makuhari Station.

Makuhari Station 幕張駅
File:JR Makuhari Station southexit - Dec 29 2011.jpg The south side of the station, December 2011
Location	5 Makuhari-cho, Hanamigawa, Chiba, Chiba （千葉県千葉市花見川区幕張町5丁目） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Sōbu Main Line
History
Opened	1894

Makuhari Station (幕張駅, Makuhari-eki) is a railway station on the Sōbu Main Line in Hanamigawa-ku, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Makuhari Station is served by the Sōbu Main Line (Chūō-Sōbu Line local service). Tracks for non-stop Sōbu Line (Rapid) services are situated on the north side of the platforms.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving three tracks (platforms 2 and 3 serve the same track).

Platforms

1/2	■ Chūō-Sōbu Line	for Akihabara, Shinjuku, and Mitaka
3/4	■ Chūō-Sōbu Line	for Inage and Chiba

• JR Makuhari Station north exit - Dec 29 2011.jpg

  The north entrance in December 2011

• JR Makuhari sta 004.jpg

  The ticket barriers, December 2007

• JR Makuhari Station platform - Dec 29 2011.jpg

  The platforms, December 2011

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Chūō-Sōbu Line
Makuharihongō		Local		Shin-Kemigawa

History

File:JR Makuhari sta 002.jpg

The north side in December 2007, before the addition of a passenger lift

The station opened on 9 December 1894. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• Keisei Makuhari Station (on the Keisei Chiba Line)
• JR East Makuhari Depot

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East station information (JR East) (Japanese)