Minami-Funabashi Station

Railway station in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

  • Bus terminal
ConstructionStructure typeElevatedBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesOther informationStatusStaffedStation codeJE11WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened3 March 1986PassengersFY201922,763 daily Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Shin-Urayasu
JE08
towards Tokyo
 Keiyō Line
Rapid
 Kaihimmakuhari
JE14
towards Soga
Futamatashimmachi
JE10
towards Tokyo
 Keiyō Line
Local
 Shin-Narashino
JE12
towards Soga
Nishi-Funabashi
JM10
towards Ōmiya
 Shimōsa Shin-Narashino
JE12
towards Kaihimmakuhari
Nishi-Funabashi
JM10
 Musashino Line
Keiyō Line through-service
Location
Minami-Funabashi Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Minami-Funabashi Station
Minami-Funabashi Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
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Minami-Funabashi Station is located in Japan
Minami-Funabashi Station
Minami-Funabashi Station
Minami-Funabashi Station (Japan)
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Minami-Funabashi Station (南船橋駅, Minami-Funabashi-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Funabashi, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Minami-Funabashi Station is served by the Keiyō Line from Tokyo and also by the orbital Musashino Line from Fuchūhommachi via Nishi-Funabashi. It is 26.0 kilometers from Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Station track diagram

The elevated station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The two centre tracks are used by terminating Musashino Line services. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1 JE Keiyō Line for Kaihimmakuhari, Chibaminato, Soga, Kimitsu, and Kazusa-Ichinomiya
2-3 JM Musashino Line through service starting for Nishi-Funabashi, Shim-Matsudo, and Fuchūhommachi
4 JM Musashino Line through service from Shin-Narashino and Kaihimmakuhari for Nishi-Funabashi, Shim-Matsudo, and Fuchūhommachi
JE Keiyō Line for Maihama, Shin-Kiba, and Tokyo
  • View of the platforms looking westward, June 2008
    View of the platforms looking westward, June 2008
  • View looking west, showing the terminating centre (Musashino Line) tracks, May 2011
    View looking west, showing the terminating centre (Musashino Line) tracks, May 2011
  • Entrance below the tracks, June 2019
    Entrance below the tracks, June 2019

History

The station opened on 3 March 1986.[1]

Station numbering was introduced in 2016 with Minami-Funabashi being assigned station number JE11.[2][3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 22,763 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR East Station Information" (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  2. ^ "⾸都圏エリアへ 「駅ナンバリング」を導⼊します" [Introduce “station numbering” to the Tokyo metropolitan area] (PDF). jreast.co.jp (in Japanese). 6 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  3. ^ Kusamachi, Yoshikazu (7 April 2016). "JA・JK・JT・AKB…JR東日本、首都圏で駅ナンバリングなど導入へ" [JA, JK, JT, AKB … JR East to introduce station numbering in the Tokyo metropolitan area]. Response Automotive Media (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  4. ^ 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.

External links

Media related to Minami-Funabashi Station at Wikimedia Commons

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