Inagekaigan Station (稲毛海岸駅, Inage-Kaigan-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Mihama-ku, Chiba, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
JE16 Inagekaigan Station 稲毛海岸駅 | |||||||||||
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 South entrance, September 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 3 Takasu, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken, 261-0004 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°37′46.29″N 140°4′25.97″E / 35.6295250°N 140.0738806°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | JE Keiyō Line | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JE16 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 March 1986 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 21,716 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editInagekaigan Station is served by the Keiyō Line from Tokyo and is 35.3 kilometers from the western terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.
Station layout
editThe elevated station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks between them, with the station building underneath. The station is staffed.
Platforms
edit| 1 | JE Keiyō Line | for Soga |
| 2 | JE Keiyō Line | for Kaihimmakuhari and Tokyo |
History
editThe station opened on 3 March 1986. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.
Station numbering was introduced to the JR East platforms in 2016 with Inagekaigan being assigned station number JE15.[2][3] With the opening of Makuharitoyosuna in 2023, stations further down on the Keiyo Line were each shifted down one station number. As such, Inagekaigan was reassigned station number JE16.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 21,716 passengers daily[4]
Surrounding area
edit- Inage Seaside Park
- Tokyo Dental College Chiba campus
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR East Railway Major Route: Metropolitan Area" (PDF). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "⾸都圏エリアへ 「駅ナンバリング」を導⼊します" [Introduce “station numbering” to the Tokyo metropolitan area] (PDF). jreast.co.jp (in Japanese). 6 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ Kusamachi, Yoshikazu (7 April 2016). "JA・JK・JT・AKB…JR東日本、首都圏で駅ナンバリングなど導入へ" [JA, JK, JT, AKB … JR East to introduce station numbering in the Tokyo metropolitan area]. Response Automotive Media (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ 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
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Media related to Inagekaigan Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Inagekaigan Station (in Japanese)