Higashi-Chiba Station (東千葉駅, Higashi-Chiba-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Chūō-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
JO29 Higashi-Chiba Station 東千葉駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Station north exit, December 2019 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 1-10 Kanamechō, Chūō-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken 260-0007 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°37′0.41″N 140°7′19.78″E / 35.6167806°N 140.1221611°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Sōbu Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 40.1 km from Tokyo | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
Station code | JO29 | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | December 20, 1965 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 2646 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Lines
editHigashi-Chiba Station is served by the Sōbu Main Line, and is located 40.1 km from the western terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one island platform with an elevated station building located above the platform and tracks.The station is staffed.
Platforms
edit1 | ■ Sōbu Main Line | For Chiba, Tokyo |
2 | ■ Sōbu Main Line | Narita, Sawara, Chōshi, Kashima-Jingū |
History
editHigashi-Chiba Station was opened on December 20, 1965 on the location of a former switchback located near the Chiba City Public Assembly Hall. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2,646 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
edit- Chiba Civic Hall
- Sakaemachi Street
- Chiba Park
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
editMedia related to Higashi-Chiba Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)