Nishi-Chiba Station | |
| Style: | JR East |
| Native Name: | 西千葉駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 2-24-2 Kasuga, Chūō-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken 260-0033 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 35.6225°N 140.1034°W |
| Operator: | JR East |
| Line: | Chūō-Sōbu Line |
| Platforms: | 1island platform |
| Code: | JB38 |
| Status: | Staffed |
| Opened: | October 1, 1942 |
| Passengers: | 22,000 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Nishi-Chiba Station |
is a passenger railway station located in Chūō-ku, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Nishi-Chiba Station is served by the Chūō-Sōbu Line and is located 1.4 kilometers from Chiba Station and 37.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks with ab elevated station building located above the platform and tracks. The station is staffed. There are also two express tracks north of track 2; these are used by rapid Sōbu Main Line trains that pass through the station non-stop.
The station opened on October 1, 1942. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 22,000 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]