Maihama Station Explained

Maihama Station
Style:	JR East
Native Name:	舞浜駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	Maihama, Urayasu, Chiba
Country:	Japan
Operator:	JR East
Line:	Keiyō Line
Platforms:	1 Island platform
Tracks:	2
Connections:	Bus terminal
Structure:	Elevated
Status:	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Accessible:	Yes
Code:	JE07
Opened:	1 December 1988
Passengers:	76,495 daily
Pass Year:	FY2013

is a railway station in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1] It is most well known for being the main railway access point for Tokyo Disney Resort.

Lines

The station is served by the Keiyō Line from, and also by Musashino Line services to and from .

Station layout

The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.^[1] The station consists of a single elevated platform serving two tracks.

Disney Resort Line

Resort Gateway Station of the Disney Resort Line is a short walk away outside the station.

History

The station opened on 1 December 1988.^[1]

Station numbering was introduced in 2016 with Maihama being assigned station number JE07.^{[2] [3]}

The platforms were extended by a total of about 90 meters in January 2021 with work starting in April 2020.^[4] The platform extension will open for service on 29 January 2022. In the new configuration, trains will be stopping towards the back of the platform relative to their direction.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 76,495 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 58th-busiest station operated by JR East.^[5] The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
1999	41,177^[6]
2000	49,760^[7]
2001	59,793^[8]
2002	60,575^[9]
2003	62,812^[10]
2004	63,056^[11]
2005	62,520^[12]
2006	64,114^[13]
2007	64,789^[14]
2008	68,768^[15]
2009	66,502^[16]
2010	64,628^[17]
2011	63,898^[18]
2012	68,751^[19]
2013	76,495

Bus routes

There is a bus terminal in front of the station.

Bus stop	NO.	Via	Destination	Company	Note
1	[12]		Urayasu Station (Chiba)	Tokyo Bay City Bus
	[25]		Sogo Koen
	[37]	Non stop	Tokyo DisneySea
2	[2]	Shin-Urayasu Station	Urayasu Station (Chiba)
	[4]	Horie-higashi
	[8]
	[14]		Shin-Urayasu Station
	[23]	Nozomi no Machi	Sogo Koen
3	[6]	Tokaidai Urayasu High School	Urayasu Station (Chiba)
	[9]	Fujimi 3chome
	[37]	Toyouke Jinja	Minami-Gyotoku Station
4	[20](circular-route)		Maihama Station
	Osampo Bus Maihama Line	^[20]	Shin-Urayasu Station

Tokyo Disneyland Bus Terminal

It takes about 5 minutes from Maihama Station to the bus terminal. The terminal which are named Bus Terminal East and Bus Terminal West. Bus Terminal East is located near the entrance of Tokyo Disneyland and Maihama Station, and is chiefly used by bus companies of Keisei Group, which are Keisei Bus and Tokyo Bay City Bus and Keisei Transit Bus, is passed through by bus routes which are bound for vicinities, highway buses and airport buses which are bound for Haneda Airport and Narita Airport in additional to shuttle buses^[21] which are bound for Tokyo Disney resort partner hotels operated by Daishinto and Keisei Transit Bus. Besides, Bus Terminal WEST' is located west of main entrance. And, the terminal's arrivals and departures are shuttle buses^[22] which are bound for Tokyo Disney resort good neighbor hotels and night buses which are bound for distant places and reservation buses.^[23]

Bus Terminal East

Bus stop	NO.	Via	Destination	Company	Note
1	Shinjuku-Tokyo Disney Resort Line	Non stop	Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal	Keisei Bus JR Bus Kanto
	Chofu-Tokyo Disney Resort Line	Non stop	Chofu Station (Tokyo)	Keio Bus Keisei Transit Bus
	Kichijoji-Tokyo Disney Resort Line	Non stop	Kichijoji Station	Kanto Bus Seibu Bus Keisei Transit Bus Keisei Bus
	Musashi-Urawa·Ikebukuro - Tokyo Disney Resort Line	Ikebukuro Station	Musashi-Urawa Station	Keisei Bus Keisei Transit Bus Kokusai Kogyo Bus
2	Yokohama-Tokyo Disney Resort Line	Non stop	Yokohama Station	Keisei Bus Keihin Kyuko Bus
3	Disney Resort Cruiser	Non stop	Disney Ambassador Hotel	Keisei Transit Bus
4	Shuttle bus	Non stop	Tokyo Disney Celebration Hotel	Keisei Transit Bus
5	Disney Resort Cruiser	Non stop	Tokyo Bay Maihama Hotel First Resort	Keisei Transit Bus
6	Shuttle bus	Non stop	Mitsui Garden Hotel Prana Tokyo Bay	Keisei Transit Bus
		Non stop	Hotel Emion Tokyo Bay	Keisei Transit Bus
7	Shuttle bus	Non stop	Oriental Hotel Tokyo Bay	Keisei Transit Bus
		Non stop	Urayasu Brighton Hotel	Keisei Transit Bus
8	Narita Airport Line	Non stop	Narita Airport	Airport Transport Service Tokyo Bay City Bus Chiba Kotsu
	Haneda Airport Line	Non stop	Haneda Airport	Keisei Bus Airport Transport Service Keihin Kyuko Bus Tokyo Bay City Bus
9	Tokyo Disney Resort-Tsukuba·Tsuchiura Line	Tsukuba Station	Tsuchiura Station	Kanto Railway
	Tokyo Disney Resort-Kashimajingu Line	Suigō-Itako Bus Terminal	Kashima-Jingu Station
	Tokyo Disney Resort-Mito Line	Ishioka Station·Akatsuka Station (Ibaraki)	Mito Station (Ibaraki)
	Tokyo Disney Resort-Hitachi Line	Shintanakauchi·Hitachi-Taga Station	Hitachi Station	Ibaraki Kotsu Keisei Transit Bus
	Tokyo Disney Resort-Iwaki Line	Kita-Ibaraki IC	Iwaki Station (Fukushima)	Shinjoban Kotsu Keisei Transit Bus
	Tokyo Disney Resort-Ryuo Line	Kofu Station	Ryuo Station	Chiba Kotsu
	Tokyo Disney Resort-Kawagoe Line	Omiya Station (Saitama)·Kawagoe Station	Honkawagoe Station	Tobu Bus West Keisei Transit Bus
10	Narita Airport Line	Kamata Station (Tokyo)	Kawasaki Station	Keihin Kyuko Bus Keisei Bus
	Haneda Airport Line	Non stop	Tama Plaza Station	Keisei Bus Tokyu Bus
11	Skytree Shuttle	Kinshicho Station	Tokyo Skytree	Keisei Bus Tobu Bus Central
	Akihabara-Tokyo Disney Resort Line	Tokyo Station	Akihabara Station	Keisei Bus JR Bus Kanto Tokyo Bay City Bus
	Matsudo-Tokyo Disney Resort Line	Non stop	Matsudo Station	Keisei Bus Matsudo Shinkeisei Bus
12	[4]	Maihama Station·Oriental Land	Urayasu Station (Chiba)	Tokyo Bay City Bus
	[8]	Maihama Station·Oriental Land·Tokyo DisneySea
	Shuttle Seven[SS07]·[SS08]·[SS09]	Non stop	Tokyo DisneySea	Keisei Bus
	Shuttle Seven[SS07]	Kasai-Rinkai Park Station·Kasai Station·Ichinoe Station	Koiwa Station
	Shuttle Seven[SS08]	Kasai-Rinkai Park Station·Kasai Station·Ichinoe Station·Aoto Station	Kameari Station
	Limited Express[SS09]	Kasai Station·Ichinoe Station	Shin-Koiwa Station
13	Parking Shuttle	Non stop	Extra parking area	Keisei Bus	Operated when the extra parking area is used.

Bus Terminal West - Bus stop No.18 ~ No. 22 - All bus routes are night buses

NO.	Via	Destination	Company	Note
Dream Aomori·Tokyo	Non stop	Aomori Station	JR Bus Tohoku
Dream Akita·Tokyo	Akita Station·Akita University	Akita Port Tower Serion	JR Bus Tohoku
Dream Morioka	Non stop	Morioka Station	JR Bus Tohoku
Dream Sendai/Polar Star	Non stop	Sendai Station (Miyagi)	JR Bus Tohoku Narita Airport Transport
Dream Sakuranbo	Yamagata Prefectural Hall	Yamagata Station	JR Bus Tohoku
Yuuhi	Amarume Station·Tsuruoka Station	Sakata Station (Yamagata)	Kokusai Kogyo Shonai Kotsu
Dream Fukushima·Tokyo	Koriyama Station (Fukushima)	Fukushima Station (Fukushima)	JR Bus Tohoku
Yumekaido Aizu	Inawashiro Station	Aizu Wakamatsu Station	JR Bus Kanto
Nagano Line	Matsumoto Station(Matsumoto Bus Terminal)	Nagano Station	Narita Airport transport Alpico Kotsu
Yokohama E-liner	Kakegawa Station·Iwata Station (Shizuoka)	Hamamatsu Station	Enshu Bus
Dream Chita	Chiryu Station·Kariya Station	Otagawa Station	JR Bus Kanto JR Tokai Bus
Fantasia Nagoya	Nagoya Inter Bus stop·Hoshigaoka Station (Aichi)·Motoyama Station (Aichi)·Chikusa Station·Sakae Station (Aichi)	Nagoya Station	Keisei Bus JR Tokai Bus
Seishun Dream Fukui	Tsuruga Station·Takefu Station·Sabae Station	Fukui Station (Fukui)	JR Bus Kanto
Seishun Dream Kanazawa	Toyama Station·Kanazawa Station	Kanazawa Institute of Technology	West JR Bus
Nara Line	Tenri Station·Nara Station·Oji Station (Nara)	Goido Station	Keisei Bus Nara Kotsu
Dream	Kyoto Station·Nara Station	Oji Station (Nara)	JR Bus Kanto West JR Bus
Kyoto Line	Otsu Station	Kyoto Station	Chiba Chuo Bus
Dream	Osaka Station O-CAT	Tennoji Station	JR Bus Kanto West JR Bus
Dream	Osaka Station	Sannomiya Station	JR Bus Kanto West JR Bus
Kobe Line	Osaka-Umeda Station	Kobe-Sannomiya Station	Keisei Bus Hankyu Bus
South Wave	Sakaihigashi Station·Sakai Station·Izumigaoka Station·Wakayama Station	Wakayamashi Station	Wakayama Bus Narita Airport Transport
Dream Matsuyama	Matsuyama Station (Ehime)	JR Bus Matuyama office	JR Bus Kanto JR Shikoku Bus
Dream Takamatsu	Takamatsu Station (Kagawa)	Kannonji Station	JR Bus Kanto West JR Bus
Dream Anan·Tokushima	Tokushima Station	Anan Station	JR Bus Kanto West JR Bus
Dream Kochi	Tokushima Station·Kochi Station (Kochi)	Harimaya-bashi	JR Bus Kanto West JR Bus
Flying Liner/Flying Sneaker	Kyoto Station·Osaka Station	Abenobashi Station	TOHOKU KYUKO BUS Kintetsu Bus
Mamakari Liner	Okayama Station	Kurashiki Station	TOHOKU KYUKO BUS Ryobi Bus

No.23~25 - Shuttle buses which are bound for TOKYO DISNEY RESORT GOOD NEIGHBOR HOTEL

Bus stop	NO.	Via	Destination	Company	Note
23	Shuttle buses	Non stop	Tobu Hotel Levant Tokyo
			Hotel East 21
			Daiichi Hotel Ryogoku
24			Tokyo Bay Ariake Washington
			Hptel New Otani Makuhari
			Keio Plaza Hotel
25			Grand Nikko Tokyo Daiba
			Hilton Tokyo Odaiba
			Sotetsu Grand Fresa Tokyo Bay Ariake
			Keisei Miramare

No.26~28

Reservation Buses

• The bus routes run when busy season and people reserve.

Surrounding area

The station is the main access point of Tokyo Disney Resort. The park gate of Tokyo Disneyland is located a short walk from the station while the Resort Gateway Station of the Disney Resort Line monorail line and the Ikspiari shopping complex are located directly beside the Maihama station gates.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan
• Rail transport in Walt Disney Parks and Resorts

External links

• Maihama Station

35.6362°N 139.8838°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1414. ja:各駅情報（舞浜駅）. Station Information (Maihama Station) . East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 2 September 2012.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Web site: 3 January 2022 . 京葉線 舞浜駅のホーム延伸部の供用を1月29日から開始｜鉄道ニュース｜2022年1月3日掲載｜鉄道ファン・railf.jp . 7 January 2022. railf.jp. ja.
5. 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 . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20010506032321/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/index.html . 6 May 2001 . 25 September 2014 .
6. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/1999.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 （1999年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 1999). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 2 September 2012.
7. 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 . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20141009023233/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000.html . 9 October 2014 . 2 September 2012 .
8. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2001.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2001年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2001). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 2 September 2012.
9. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2002.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2002年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2002). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 2 September 2012.
10. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2003.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2003年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2003). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 2 September 2012.
11. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2004.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2004年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2004). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 2 September 2012.
12. 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 . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20141009222358/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005.html . 9 October 2014 . 2 September 2012 .
13. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2006.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2006年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2006). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 2 September 2012.
14. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2007.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2007年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2007). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 2 September 2012.
15. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2008.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2008年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2008). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 2 September 2012.
16. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2009.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2009年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2009). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 2 September 2012.
17. 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 . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006175258/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010.html . 6 October 2014 . 2 September 2012 .
18. 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 . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20141008165126/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2011.html . 8 October 2014 . 25 September 2014 .
19. 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 . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20141007220750/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2012.html . 7 October 2014 . 25 September 2014 .
20. Passengers are able to transfer onto Osampo Bus Iryo Center Line which is bound to Tokyo Bay Medical Center via Urayasu Station (Chiba).
21. Only guests ride on the buses
22. Only guests ride on the buses and they have to reserve the seats, or you cannot ride on the buses
23. https://www.tokyodisneyresort.jp/tdl/access/bus_return.html Access