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).
JE11 Minami-Funabashi Station 南船橋駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Station building, April 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2 Wakamatsu, Funabashi-shi, Chiba-ken 273–0013 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°40′53.6484″N 139°59′47.84″E / 35.681569000°N 139.9966222°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | JE Keiyō Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 26.0 km from Tokyo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | JE11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 March 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 22,763 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines edit
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 edit
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 edit
| 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 |
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View of the platforms looking westward, June 2008 -
View looking west, showing the terminating centre (Musashino Line) tracks, May 2011 -
Entrance below the tracks, June 2019
History edit
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 edit
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 22,763 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Surrounding area edit
- Funabashi Racecourse
- Lalaport Tokyo Bay shopping mall
- IKEA Funabashi branch
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "JR East Station Information" (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 edit
Media related to Minami-Funabashi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)