Higashi-Chiba Station

Higashi-Chiba Station 東千葉駅
Station north exit
Location
Prefecture	Chiba (See other stations in Chiba)
City	Chiba
Ward	Chūō
Neighborhood etc.	Kaname-chō 1-10
Postal code	260 - 0017
(in Japanese)	千葉県千葉市中央区要町1-10
History
Year opened	1965
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR East
Line(s)	Sōbu Main Line
Statistics	2098 passengers/day 2009

Higashi-Chiba Station (東千葉駅, Higashi-Chiba-eki) is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is located 40.1 rail kilometers from the western terminus of the Sōbu Main Line at Tokyo Station.

History

Higashi-Chiba Station was opened on December 20, 1965 on the location of a former switchback located near the Chiba City Public Assembly Hall. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Lines

• East Japan Railway Company
  • Sōbu Main Line

Layout

Higashi-Chiba Station is an elevated station with a single island platform.

Platforms

1	■Sōbu Main Line	For Chiba, Tokyo
2	■Sōbu Main Line	Narita, Sawara, Chōshi, Kashima-Jingū

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sōbu Main Line
Commuter Rapid: no stop
Rapid: no stop
Chiba		Local	Tsuga

External links

• JR East station information (Japanese)