Kaihimmakuhari Station Explained


Kaihimmakuhari Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:海浜幕張駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:2-110 Hibino, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken 261-0021
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Keiyō Line
Distance:31.7 km from
Status:Staffed
Platforms:2 island platforms
Tracks:4
Connections:Bus terminal
Structure:Elevated
Bicycle:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Code:JE14
Opened:3 March 1986
Passengers:68,111 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Kaihimmakuhari Station

is a passenger railway station located in Mihama-ku, Chiba city, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Kaihimmakuhari Station is served by the Keiyō Line and is the turnaround point for many local trains to and from Tokyo Station. It is also served by Musashino Line trains to and from during rush hours. It is 43.4km (27miles) from the western terminus of the Keiyō Line at Tokyo Station.

Some Uchibō Line limited express Sazanami and some Sotobō Line limited express Wakashio services stop at this station.[2] JR periodically offers additional limited express trains to Tokyo Station during major events at Makuhari Messe, such as the Tokyo Motor Show and CEATEC.

Station layout

Kaihimmakuhari Station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks.[3] The station is staffed.

Platforms

Platforms 2 and 3 are used by stopping trains to allow non-stop trains to pass.[3]

History

Kaihimmakuhari Station opened on 3 March 1986.[3] The station and all lines servering it were absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.

Station numbering was introduced in 2016 with Kaihimmakuhari being assigned station number JE13.[4] [5] With the opening of Makuharitoyosuna station on 18 March 2023, Kaihimmakuhari was reassigned station number JE14.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 68,111 passengers daily[6]

Fiscal year Daily average
200038,056[7]
200548,813[8]
201052,397[9]
201563,225[10]

Surrounding area

Kaihimmakuhari Station is close to Makuhari new town which also received the Good Design Award. The following can also be found close to the station.

Bus terminal

Highway buses

Local bus services

Stop No.JapaneseReadingForViaOperator
1[22] 幕01Makuharihongō 01Makuharihongō StationDrivers License CenterKeisei Bus
2幕01Makuharihongō 01ZOZO Marine Stadium,[23] Medical Center, and Makuhari Messe Central Keisei Bus
3幕22Makuharihongo 22Makuharihongō StationKUIS and Columbus CityKeisei Bus
イオン65Aeon Mall 65Makuharitoyosuna StationAeon Mall Makuhari Shintoshin Aeon Style EntranceKeisei Bus and Chiba City Bus
海62Kaihimmakuhari 62Shintoshin Eigyōsho (Shintoshin Office) Keisei Bus
4海01Kaihimmakuhari 01Baytown loop line (Town Route) Keisei Bus
海02Kaihimmakuhari 02
海03Kaihimmakuhari 03
海11Kaihimmakuhari 11
5海21Kaihimmakuhari 21Baytown loop line (Marine Route) Keisei Bus
海22Kaihimmakuhari 22
海23Kaihimmakuhari 23
海31Kaihimmakuhari 31
海02Kaihimmakuhari 02Baytown loop lineHigh-tech StreetKeisei Bus
海03Kaihimmakuhari 03
海22Kaihimmakuhari 22
海23Kaihimmakuhari 23
海51Kaihimmakuhari 51Keisei Makuhari StationHigh-tech StreetKeisei Bus
海52Kaihimmakuhari 52Keisei Makuhari Station(starting Kaihimmakuhari Station)Keisei Bus
6海57Kaihimmakuhari 57Kaihimmakuhari StationZOZOPARKKeisei Bus
八千04Yachiyo 02Yachiyodai StationShin-Kemigawa StationKeisei Bus
7[24]   Makuhari Messe Central Chiba Seaside Bus
  ZOZO Marine Stadium 
  JR Makuhari StationIto Yokado
  Hanamigawa-kuyakusho (Hanamigawa Ward Office)JR Makuhari Station
  Hanashima-koen (Hanashima Park)JR Makuhari Station and Koyatsu
JR Makuhari Station and Hashido
  Yachiyodai StationJR Makuhari Station and Daiyon-chūgakkō (the 4th junior high school)
  Yachiyodai StationJR Makuhari Station and Hitachi
  HitachiJR Makuhari Station
  Makuharihongō StationMakuhari 2-chōme
  Makuhari-eki-iriguchi (Front of Makuhari Station)The Open University
South Entrance
1[25] 海21Kaihimmakuhari 21Baytown loop line (Marine Route) Keisei Bus
海22Kaihimmakuhari 22
海23Kaihimmakuhari 23
2海01Kaihimmakuhari 01Kaihimmakuhari Station (Baytown loop line) Keisei Bus
海02Kaihimmakuhari 02
海03Kaihimmakuhari 03
海11Kaihimmakuhari 11
海21Kaihimmakuhari 21
海22Kaihimmakuhari 22
海23Kaihimmakuhari 23
海31Kaihimmakuhari 31

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=413. ja:各駅情報(海浜幕張駅). Station Information: Kaihimmakurai Station. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 19 January 2012.
  2. JR Timetable, August 2011 issue, p.110-111
  3. Book: Kawashima, Ryozo . ja: 日本の鉄道 東海道ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第11巻 東京南東部・千葉北西部 . Railways of Japan - Tokaido Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 South-east Tokyo and North-west Chiba . Kodansha . December 2009 . Japan. 39. 978-4-06-270021-4.
  4. Web site: 6 April 2016 . 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 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207004741/https://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2016/20160402.pdf . 7 December 2022 . 7 January 2023 . jreast.co.jp . ja.
  5. Web site: 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 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220806133507/https://response.jp/article/2016/04/07/273025.html . 6 August 2022 . 7 January 2023 . Response Automotive Media . ja.
  6. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/index.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019). 2020. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2020.
  7. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000_01.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度). Station passenger boarding figures (Fiscal 2000). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 4 February 2017.
  8. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) . Station passenger boarding figures (Fiscal 2005) . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20141009222358/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005.html . 9 October 2014 . 4 February 2017 . live.
  9. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) . Station passenger boarding figures (Fiscal 2010) . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006175258/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010.html . 6 October 2014 . 4 February 2017 . live.
  10. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度). Station passenger boarding figures (Fiscal 2015). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 15 August 2017.
  11. Web site: http://marines.co.jp/news/detail/18406.html. ja:千葉マリン新名称が「ZOZOマリンスタジアム」に決定. Chiba Lotte Marines. Japan. Japanese. 19 December 2016.
  12. Web site: Timetable . keiseibus.co.jp. 2016-01-21.
  13. Web site: Timetable . keiseibus.co.jp. 2016-01-21.
  14. Web site: ja: 鹿島~TDR・東京テレポート駅線|高速バスご利用案内|バス情報|関東鉄道|地域のふれあいパートナー. http://kantetsu.co.jp/bus/highway_kashima_tdr.html. kantetsu.co.jp. 2016-01-21. 関東鉄道株式会社.
  15. Web site: ja: ちばフラワーバス ストロベリーライナー. http://www.flower-bus.co.jp/kousoku/strawberryliner.html. flower-bus.co.jp. 2016-01-21.
  16. Web site: ja: ちばフラワーバス 幕張~酒々井線. http://www.flower-bus.co.jp/kousoku/makuhari-spo.html. flower-bus.co.jp. 2016-01-21.
  17. Web site: ja: 河口湖~西船橋・津田沼線 ※期間限定運行 - 富士急行バス. http://bus.fujikyu.co.jp/highway/detail/id/15. bus.fujikyu.co.jp. 2016-01-21.
  18. Web site: ja: 奈良~横浜・上野・東京スカイツリータウン前・「東京ディズニーリゾート®」 | 夜行高速バス | 京成バス. http://www.keiseibus.co.jp/kousoku_night/04.html. keiseibus.co.jp. 2016-01-21.
  19. Web site: ja: 千葉中央バス/高速バス/京都線. http://www.chibachuobus.co.jp/kousoku/kyoto.html. chibachuobus.co.jp. 2016-01-21. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160127200857/http://www.chibachuobus.co.jp/kousoku/kyoto.html. 27 January 2016.
  20. Web site: ja: 神戸・大阪~横浜・東京駅・「東京ディズニーリゾート®」. http://www.keiseibus.co.jp/kousoku_night/02_tm.html. keiseibus.co.jp. 2016-01-21.
  21. Web site: ja: 成田空港交通 / 和歌山線. http://www.nariku.co.jp/yakou/wakayama.htm. nariku.co.jp. 2016-01-21.
  22. Web site: https://transfer.navitime.biz/keiseibus/smart/aboard/BusAboardMap?node=00181379. ja:海浜幕張駅 のりば地図. Kaihimmakuhari Station Bus stop map. Keisei Bus Co., Ltd. Japan. Japanese. 11 May 2024.
  23. Web site: http://www.keiseibus.co.jp/info/news_detail.php?num_c=1702070973899751&t_name=info_t. ja:2/16 新都心(営)「QVCマリンフィールド」バス停留所の名称変更について. Keisei Bus Co., Ltd. Japan. Japanese. 16 February 2017.
  24. Web site: http://www.toyo-bus.co.jp/pdf/seaside/rosenzu.pdf. ja:千葉シーサイドバス路線図. Chiba Seaside Bus route map. Toyo Bus / Chiba Seaside Bus. Japan. Japanese. 23 December 2017.
  25. Web site: https://transfer.navitime.biz/keiseibus/smart/aboard/BusAboardMap?node=00180561. ja:海浜幕張駅南口 のりば地図. Kaihimmakuhari Station South Entrance Bus stop map. Keisei Bus Co., Ltd. Japan. Japanese. 25 August 2017.