Chiba Station Explained
Chiba Station |
| Native Name: | 千葉駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 1 Shin-Chiba, Chūō-ku, Chiba, Chiba
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| Country: | Japan |
| Map Type: | Japan Chiba Prefecture |
| Map Dot Label: | Chiba Station |
| Services Collapsible: | yes |
is a major interchange railway station in Chiba, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Chiba Urban Monorail.
Lines
Chiba Station is served by the following lines.
JR East
Chiba Urban Monorail
Station layout
Chiba Urban Monorail
History
The station opened on 20 July 1894.[1] The present station building was built in 1963. Rebuilding work was scheduled to start in January 2010, with the new station building opening in fiscal 2015.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by 105,812 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 33rd-busiest station operated by JR East.[3] In fiscal 2011, the Chiba Urban Monorail station was used by an average of 10,639 passengers per day (boarding passengers only), making it the busiest station operated by Chiba Urban Monorail.[4] The daily passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for JR East in previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|
| 2000 | 103,723[5] |
| 2005 | 103,401[6] |
| 2010 | 105,777[7] |
| 2011 | 104,788[8] |
| 2012 | 104,646[9] |
| 2013 | 105,812 | |
Bus terminal
Highway buses
- Flower Liner; For Tōgane Station, Gumyō Station, and Narutō Station[10]
- Polar Star; For Sendai Station[11]
- Kapina; For Makuta Station, Obitsu Station, Kururi Station, Kururi Castle, Awa-Kamogawa Station[12]
- Nanso Satomi; For Tateyama Station, Kokonoe Station, Chikura Station[13]
- For Tokyo Skytree, Shinjuku Station[14]
- For Ōtsu Station, Yamashina Station, Sanjō Station, and Kyōto Station[15]
External links
Notes and References
- JR East: Chiba Station information Retrieved 11 December 2009.
- http://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2009/20091206.pdf 千葉駅 駅舎・駅ビルが生まれ変わります！ (8 December 2009)
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/index.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2013年度） . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013) . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20010506032321/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/index.html . 2001-05-06 . 12 September 2014 . dead .
- Web site: http://www.pref.chiba.lg.jp/toukei/toukeidata/nenkan/nenkan-h24/index.html#a11. ja:千葉県統計年鑑(平成24年) [11.運輸・通信]. Chiba Prefecture Annual Statistics (2012) [11.Transportation and Communication]. Chiba Prefecture. 12 September 2014 . ja.
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度） . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000) . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20141009023233/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000.html . 2014-10-09 . 12 September 2014 . dead .
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005) . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20141009222358/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005.html . 2014-10-09 . 12 September 2014 . dead .
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2010年度） . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010) . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006175258/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010.html . 2014-10-06 . 12 September 2014 . dead .
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2011.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2011年度） . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011) . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20141008165126/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2011.html . 2014-10-08 . 12 September 2014 . dead .
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2012.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2012年度） . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012) . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20141007220750/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2012.html . 2014-10-07 . 12 September 2014 . dead .
- Web site: ちばフラワーバス フラワーライナー. www.flower-bus.co.jp. 2016-02-04.
- Web site: 成田空港交通 / 仙台線. www.nariku.co.jp. 2016-02-04.
- Web site: 千葉中央バス／高速バス. www.chibachuobus.co.jp. 2016-02-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160130012000/http://www.chibachuobus.co.jp/kousoku/awa.htm. 2016-01-30. dead.
- Web site: ちばシティバス 館山線. www.citybus.co.jp. 2016-02-04. KCC.
- Web site: 東京スカイツリータウン前経由新宿～土気（とけ）線｜京王バス. www.keio-bus.com. 2016-02-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160318152542/http://www1.keio-bus.com/highwaybus/toke.html. 2016-03-18. dead.
- Web site: 千葉中央バス／高速バス／京都線. www.chibachuobus.co.jp. 2016-02-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160127200857/http://www.chibachuobus.co.jp/kousoku/kyoto.html. 2016-01-27. dead.
