Funabashi Station Explained

Funabashi Station
Native Name:船橋駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Funabashi, Chiba
Country:Japan
Map Type:Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan Kanto#Japan

is a railway station in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

Lines

Funabashi Station is served by the JR East Sōbu Main Line and 23.2km (14.4miles) from the starting point of that line at Tokyo Station. It also forms the eastern terminus of the 62.7abbr=outNaNabbr=out Tōbu Urban Park Line (Tōbu Noda Line). Passengers can also transfer to nearby Keisei Funabashi Station on the Keisei Main Line.

JR East


Funabashi Station
Native Name:船橋駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR East
Address:7 Honcho, Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture
Country:Japan
Platforms:2 island platforms
Tracks:4
Structure:Elevated
Passengers:135,322
Pass Year:FY2014

The JR East station has two elevated island platforms, with the station building located underneath. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and also a "View Plaza" travel agency.

Platforms

Tobu


Funabashi Station
Native Name:船橋駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Type: Tobu station
Address:7-1-1 Honcho Funabashi-shi, Chiba-ken
Country:Japan
Operator: Tobu Railway
Line: Tobu Urban Park Line
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Code:TD-35
Passengers:112,009
Pass Year:FY2014

The Tobu station is elevated and consists of a single elevated island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building underneath. Access to the JR East station is by a ground-level concourse.

Platforms

History

What is now the JR East Funabashi Station opened on 20 July 1894. The Tobu station opened on 27 December 1923.[1] The JR East (formerly JNR) station opened on 20 July 1952.[2] It became an elevated structure from 26 October 1983.[1] From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Noda Line, with Funabashi Station becoming "TD-35".[3]

Platform edge doors were installed on the Tobu Urban Park Line platforms in early February 2014.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the JR East station was used by an average of 135,322 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 23rd-busiest station operated by JR East.[5] The passenger figures for the JR East station for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000131,611[6]
2005131,579[7]
2010 134,705[8]
2014 135,322

In fiscal 2012, the Tobu station was used by an average of 112,000 passengers daily (entering and exiting passengers).[9]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

35.7017°N 139.9852°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . ja: データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . 224. 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. Book: ja: 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 . JNR Station Directory . Japanese National Railways . 1985 . Japan . 144. 4-533-00503-9.
  3. Web site: http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459. ja:「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生! あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します. Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time. 9 February 2012. Tobu News. Tobu Railway. ja. pdf. 9 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120808143320/http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459. 8 August 2012. dead.
  4. Web site: http://railf.jp/news/2014/02/03/100000.html. ja:東武野田線船橋駅に可動式ホーム柵設置. Platform doors installed at Funabashi Station on the Tobu Noda Line. 3 February 2014. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan. ja. 3 February 2014.
  5. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/index.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014) . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20010506032321/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/index.html . 2001-05-06 . 16 February 2016 . dead .
  6. 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 . 3 September 2014 . dead .
  7. 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 . 3 September 2014 . dead .
  8. 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 . 3 September 2014 . dead .
  9. Web site: http://www.tobu.co.jp/corporation/rail/station_info/ . ja:駅情報(乗降人) . Information of Stations (Passenger Statistics) . Tobu Railwaylocation= Japan . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806135254/http://www.tobu.co.jp/corporation/rail/station_info/ . 2016-08-06 . 16 February 2016 . dead .