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
Location2-24-2 Kasuga, Chūō-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken 260-0033
Japan
Coordinates35°37′21.06″N 140°06′12.34″E / 35.6225167°N 140.1034278°E / 35.6225167; 140.1034278
Operated by JR East
Line(s)JB Chūō-Sōbu Line
Platforms1island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeJB38
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 1, 1942
Passengers
FY201922,000 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Inage
JB37
towards Mitaka
Chūō–Sōbu Line Chiba
JB39
Terminus
Location
Nishi-Chiba Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Nishi-Chiba Station
Nishi-Chiba Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Nishi-Chiba Station is located in Japan
Nishi-Chiba Station
Nishi-Chiba Station
Nishi-Chiba Station (Japan)

Lines

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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

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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

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

History

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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

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 22,000 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
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