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Funabashi Station

Coordinates: 35°42′06″N 139°59′07″E / 35.701743°N 139.985229°E / 35.701743; 139.985229
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For the Keisei Station, see Keisei Funabashi Station.
Funabashi Station

船橋駅
The JR East station north entrance in 2007
General information
LocationFunabashi, Chiba
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
History
Opened1894
Location
Funabashi Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Funabashi Station
Funabashi Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture

Funabashi Station (船橋駅, Funabashi-eki) is a railway station in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

Lines

Funabashi Station is served by the JR East Sobu Main Line and 23.2 kilometers from the starting point of that line at Tokyo Station. It also forms the eastern terminus of the 62.7 km Tobu Urban Park Line (Tobu Noda Line). Passengers can also transfer to nearby Keisei Funabashi Station on the Keisei Main Line.

JR East

JO25 JB31
Funabashi Station

船橋駅
JR East station
The JR East station south entrance in 2017
General information
Location7 Honcho, Funabashi-shi, Chiba-ken
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Other information
Station code
  • JB31 (Chūō-Sōbu Line)
  • JO25 (Sōbu Line (Rapid))
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1382
History
Opened20 July 1894
Passengers
FY2014135,322

The JR East station has two elevated island platforms, with the station building located underneath. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and also a "View Plaza" travel agency.

Platforms

1 JB Chūō-Sōbu Line for Nishi-Funabashi, Kinshichō, Akihabara, Shinjuku, Nakano, and Mitaka
T Tokyo Metro Tozai Line for Nihombashi, Otemachi, and Nakano
2 JB Chūō-Sōbu Line for Tsudanuma, Inage, and Chiba
3 JO Sōbu Line (Rapid) for Kinshichō and Tokyo
4 JO Sōbu Line (Rapid) for Tsudanuma, Chiba, Narita Airport (Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1), Kimitsu, and Kazusa-Ichinomiya

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sōbu Line (Rapid) JO25
Kinshichō JO22   Commuter Rapid   Chiba JO28
Ichikawa JO24   Rapid   Tsudanuma JO26
Chūō-Sōbu Line JB31
Nishi-Funabashi JB30   Local   Higashi-Funabashi JB32

Tobu

TD35
Funabashi Station

船橋駅
Tobu station
Tobu Funabashi station entrance in December 2007
General information
Location7-1-1 Honcho Funabashi-shi, Chiba-ken
Japan
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s)TD Tobu Urban Park Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeTD-35
Websiterailway.tobu.co.jp/guide/station/info/6412.html
History
Opened27 December 1923
Passengers
FY2014112,009

The Tobu station is elevated and consists of a single elevated island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building underneath. Access to the JR East station is by a ground-level concourse.

Platforms

1, 2 TD Tobu Urban Park Line for Kashiwa, Nodashi, Kasukabe, and Ōmiya

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tobu Urban Park Line TD35
Shin-Funabashi TD34   Express   Terminus
Shin-Funabashi TD34   Local   Terminus

History

What is now the JR East Funabashi Station opened on 20 July 1894. The Tobu station opened on 27 December 1923.[1] The JR East (formerly JNR) station opened on 20 July 1952.[2] It became an elevated structure from 26 October 1983.[1] From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Noda Line, with Funabashi Station becoming "TD-35".[3]

Platform edge doors were installed on the Tobu Urban Park Line platforms in early February 2014.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the JR East station was used by an average of 135,322 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 23rd-busiest station operated by JR East.[5] The passenger figures for the JR East station for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 131,611[6]
2005 131,579[7]
2010 134,705[8]
2014 135,322[5]

In fiscal 2012, the Tobu station was used by an average of 112,000 passengers daily (entering and exiting passengers).[9]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 224. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 144. ISBN 4-533-00503-9. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します (pdf). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ 東武野田線船橋駅に可動式ホーム柵設置. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ a b 各駅の乗車人員　（2014年度） (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 2001-05-06. Retrieved 16 February 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ 各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 2014-10-09. Retrieved 3 September 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 2014-10-09. Retrieved 3 September 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ 各駅の乗車人員　（2010年度） (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 3 September 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ 駅情報（乗降人） (in Japanese). Tobu Railwaylocation= Japan. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 16 February 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
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