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Higashi-Chiba Station

Coordinates: 35°37′0.41″N 140°7′19.78″E / 35.6167806°N 140.1221611°E / 35.6167806; 140.1221611
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JO29
Higashi-Chiba Station

東千葉駅
Station north exit, December 2019
General information
Location1-10 Kanamechō, Chūō-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken 260-0007
Japan
Coordinates35°37′0.41″N 140°7′19.78″E / 35.6167806°N 140.1221611°E / 35.6167806; 140.1221611
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Sōbu Main Line
Distance40.1 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeJO29
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 20, 1965
Passengers
FY20192646
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Chiba
JO28
Terminus
Sōbu Main / Narita lines
Local
Tsuga
JO30
Location
Higashi-Chiba Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Higashi-Chiba Station
Higashi-Chiba Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Higashi-Chiba Station is located in Japan
Higashi-Chiba Station
Higashi-Chiba Station
Higashi-Chiba Station (Japan)

Higashi-Chiba Station (東千葉駅, Higashi-Chiba-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Chūō-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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Higashi-Chiba Station is served by the Sōbu Main Line, and is located 40.1 km from the western terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

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The station consists of one island platform with an elevated station building located above the platform and tracks.The station is staffed.

Platforms

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1  Sōbu Main Line For Chiba, Tokyo
2  Sōbu Main Line Narita, Sawara, Chōshi, Kashima-Jingū

History

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Higashi-Chiba Station was opened on December 20, 1965 on the location of a former switchback located near the Chiba City Public Assembly Hall. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2,646 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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  • Chiba Civic Hall
  • Sakaemachi Street
  • Chiba Park

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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