Chiba Station

35°36′47″N 140°06′47″E / 35.613122°N 140.113192°E / 35.613122; 140.113192

JO28 JB39 CM03
Chiba Station

千葉駅
JR Chiba Station Platform 1・2
Platform 1・2 (Sobu Local Line) of JR Chiba Station
General information
Location1 Shin-Chiba, Chūō-ku, Chiba, Chiba
(千葉県千葉市中央区新千葉1丁目)
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
Connections
History
Opened20 July 1894; 129 years ago (1894-07-20)
Services
Preceding stationLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR EastFollowing station
Funabashi
JO25
towards Shinjuku or Ōfuna
Narita ExpressNarita Airport Terminal 2·3
JO31
Funabashi
JO25
towards Minami-Otari
AzusaTerminus
Funabashi
JO25
towards Ōtsuki
Fuji Excursion
Funabashi
JO25
(limited service)
towards Tokyo
ShiosaiYotsukaidō
JO31
(limited service)
towards Chōshi
Inage
JO27
towards Tokyo
Sōbu Line
Rapid
through to Sōbu Main Line, Sotobō Line and Uchibō Line
Nishi-Chiba
JB38
towards Mitaka
Chūō–Sōbu LineTerminus
through to Sōbu LineSōbu Main / Narita lines
Rapid
Tsuga
JO30
TerminusSōbu Main / Narita lines
Local
Higashi-Chiba
JO29
through to Sōbu LineSotobō / Uchibō lines
Sobū Rapid
Hon-Chiba
TerminusSotobō / Uchibō lines
Local
Hon-Chiba
towards Awa-Kamogawa
Preceding stationChiba Urban Monorail Chiba Urban MonorailFollowing station
Shiyakusho-mae
CM02
towards Chiba-Minato
Line 1Sakaechō
CM16
towards Kenchō-mae
through to Line 1Line 2Chibakōen
CM04
towards Chishirodai
Location
Chiba Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Chiba Station
Chiba Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture

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

Lines

Chiba Station is served by the following lines.

JR East

Chiba Urban Monorail

Station layout

Chiba Station Interior

JR East

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

Chiba Urban Monorail

1 Line 1for Yoshikawa-kōen and Kenchō-mae
2 Line 2for Sports Center, Dōbutsukōen, and Chishirodai
3 Line 2for Shiyakusho-mae and Chiba-Minato
4 Line 1for Shiyakusho-mae and Chiba-Minato

History

Chiba Station circa 1900

The station opened on 20 July 1894.[1]The present station building was built in 1963. Rebuilding work was 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 yearDaily average
2000103,723[5]
2005103,401[6]
2010105,777[7]
2011104,788[8]
2012104,646[9]
2013105,812[3]

Bus terminal

Highway buses

References

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