Ichikawa Station
35°43′44.86″N 139°54′27.72″E / 35.7291278°N 139.9077000°E
JO24 JB27 Ichikawa Station 市川駅 | |
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![]() The south entrance and station forecourt, July 2010 | |
General information | |
Location | 1 Ichikawa, Ichikawa, Chiba (千葉県市川市市川1丁目) Japan |
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History | |
Opened | 1894 |
Passengers | |
FY2013 | 59,153 daily |
Ichikawa Station (市川駅, Ichikawa-eki) is a railway station in Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Ichikawa Station is served by the Sōbu Line (Rapid) and all-stations Chūō-Sōbu Line services.
Station layout
The station has two elevated island platforms serving four tracks, with additional passing tracks on either side of the Sōbu Line (Rapid) tracks for non-stop (limited express and commuter rapid) services.
Platforms
1 | JB Chūō-Sōbu Line | for Kinshichō, Akihabara, and Shinjuku |
2 | JB Chūō-Sōbu Line | for Nishi-Funabashi, Tsudanuma, and Chiba |
3 | JO Sōbu Line (Rapid) | for Kinshichō, Tokyo, and Yokohama |
4 | JO Sōbu Line (Rapid) | for Funabashi, Chiba, Narita, Kisarazu, and Kazusa-Ichinomiya |
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View from the Chūō-Sōbu Line platform, with the Sōbu Line (Rapid) platform on the left, March 2007
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The platforms in February 2014
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The ticket barriers, October 2011
Facilities
The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and a View Plaza travel agency. The "Shapo" shopping building adjoins the station.
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Sōbu Line (Rapid) JO24 | ||||
Narita Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Commuter Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Shin-Koiwa JO23 | Rapid | Funabashi JO25 | ||
Chūō-Sōbu Line JB27 | ||||
Koiwa JB26 | Local | Moto-Yawata JB28 |
History
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/JR-Ichikawa003.jpg/220px-JR-Ichikawa003.jpg)
The station opened on 20 July 1894.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 59,153 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 75th-busiest station operated by JR East.[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2000 | 56,955[3] |
2005 | 57,349[4] |
2010 | 58,979[5] |
2011 | 58,331[6] |
2012 | 58,522[7] |
2013 | 59,153[2] |
Surrounding area
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/%E5%B8%82%E5%B7%9D%E9%A7%85%E5%8C%97%E5%8F%A3.jpg/220px-%E5%B8%82%E5%B7%9D%E9%A7%85%E5%8C%97%E5%8F%A3.jpg)
- Ichikawamama Station (on the Keisei Main Line, approximate 500 m away)
- Chiba University of Commerce
- Wayo Women's University
- Konodai Girls' School
- Edo River
- National Route 14
Bus services
Bus stops are located on the north and south sides of the station, served by Keisei Bus. As of January 2015, the following bus services are available from Ichikawa Station.[8]
Service No. | Destination |
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松11 | Matsudo Station |
市41・42, 市45 | Higashi-Matsudo Station |
松51, 松54・55, 市43・44 | Matsudo Station via Kita-Kokubun Station |
市81・82 | Kita-Kokubun Station |
市61, 市62, 市63 | Motoyawata Station |
See also
References
- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 604. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 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 6 May 2001. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
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External links
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