Nishi-Chiba Station

Nishi-Chiba Station (西千葉駅, Nishi-Chiba-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Chūō-ku, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

JB38 Nishi-Chiba Station 西千葉駅
North exit Nishi-Chiba Station, December 2019
General information
Location	2-24-2 Kasuga, Chūō-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken 260-0033 Japan
Coordinates	35°37′21.06″N 140°06′12.34″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line
Platforms	1island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	JB38
Website	Official website
History
Opened	October 1, 1942
Passengers
FY2019	22,000 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Inage JB37 towards Mitaka Chūō–Sōbu Line Chiba JB39 Terminus
Location Nishi-Chiba Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Nishi-Chiba Station Nishi-Chiba Station (Japan)

Lines

Nishi-Chiba Station is served by the Chūō-Sōbu Line and is located 1.4 kilometers from Chiba Station and 37.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks with ab elevated station building located above the platform and tracks. The station is staffed. There are also two express tracks north of track 2; these are used by rapid Sōbu Main Line trains that pass through the station non-stop.

Platforms

1	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line	for Nishi-Funabashi, Akihabara, and Shinjuku
2	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line	for Chiba

History

The station opened on October 1, 1942. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 22,000 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Chiba University Nishi-Chiba campus
• University of Tokyo Institute of Industrial Science Chiba campus
• Chiba Keizai University
• Keiai University
• Chiba Prefectural Chiba Commerce High school
• Chiba Prefectural Chiba-Higashi High school

External links

Media related to Nishi-Chiba Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Nishi-Chiba Station (in Japanese)