Minami-Funabashi Station
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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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
[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
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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
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Media related to Minami-Funabashi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)