Chiba Station

For the Keisei station, see Keisei 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; 130 years ago (1894-07-20)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Tokyo
JO19
towards Shinjuku or Ōfuna
 Narita Express Yotsukaidō
JO31
(rush periods)
towards Narita Airport Terminal 1
Funabashi
JO25
towards Minami-Otari
 Azusa Terminus
Funabashi
JO25
towards Ōtsuki
 Fuji Excursion
Funabashi
JO25
(limited service)
towards Tokyo
 Shiosai Yotsukaidō
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 Line Terminus
through to Sōbu Line Sōbu Main / Narita lines
Rapid
 Tsuga
JO30
towards Narita Airport Terminal 1
Terminus Sōbu Main / Narita lines
Local
 Higashi-Chiba
JO29
towards Chōshi, Abiko or Narita Airport Terminal 1
through to Sōbu Line Sotobō / Uchibō lines
Sobū Rapid
 Hon-Chiba
towards Kazusa-Ichinomiya or Kimitsu
Terminus Sotobō / Uchibō lines
Local
 Hon-Chiba
towards Awa-Kamogawa
Preceding station Chiba Urban Monorail Chiba Urban Monorail Following station
Shiyakusho-mae
CM02
towards Chiba-Minato
 Line 1 Sakaechō
CM16
towards Kenchō-mae
through to Line 1 Line 2 Chibakōen
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

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

Chiba Urban Monorail

1 ■ Line 1 for Yoshikawa-kōen and Kenchō-mae
2 ■ Line 2 for Sports Center, Dōbutsukōen, and Chishirodai
3 ■ Line 2 for Shiyakusho-mae and Chiba-Minato
4 ■ Line 1 for 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 year Daily average
2000 103,723[5]
2005 103,401[6]
2010 105,777[7]
2011 104,788[8]
2012 104,646[9]
2013 105,812[3]

Bus terminal

Highway buses

References

  1. ^ JR East: Chiba Station information Retrieved 11 December 2009. (in Japanese)
  2. ^ 千葉駅 駅舎・駅ビルが生まれ変わります！ (8 December 2009). Retrieved on 11 December 2009. (in Japanese)
  3. ^ a b 各駅の乗車人員 （2013年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 2001-05-06. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  4. ^ 千葉県統計年鑑(平成24年) [11.運輸・通信] [Chiba Prefecture Annual Statistics (2012) [11.Transportation and Communication]] (in Japanese). Chiba Prefecture. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  5. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 2014-10-09. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  6. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 2014-10-09. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  7. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  8. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 2014-10-08. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  9. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2012年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 2014-10-07. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  10. ^ "ちばフラワーバス フラワーライナー". www.flower-bus.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  11. ^ "成田空港交通 / 仙台線". www.nariku.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  12. ^ "千葉中央バス／高速バス". www.chibachuobus.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2016-01-30. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  13. ^ KCC. "ちばシティバス 館山線". www.citybus.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  14. ^ "東京スカイツリータウン前経由新宿～土気（とけ）線｜京王バス". www.keio-bus.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  15. ^ "千葉中央バス／高速バス／京都線". www.chibachuobus.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2016-02-04.