Chiba Station

For the Keisei station, see Keisei Chiba Station.

Railway and monorail station in Chiba, Japan

35°36′47″N 140°06′47″E﻿ / ﻿35.613122°N 140.113192°E﻿ / 35.613122; 140.113192

JO28 JB39 CM03
Chiba Station

千葉駅

Platform 1・2 (Sobu Local Line) of JR Chiba Station

General information
Location| 1 Shin-Chiba, Chūō-ku, Chiba, Chiba
（千葉県千葉市中央区新千葉１丁目）
Japan
Operated by|

* JR East
* Chiba Urban Monorail

Line(s)|

* ■ Sōbu Main Line
* JB Chūō-Sōbu Line
* JO Sōbu Line (Rapid)
* ■ Narita Line
* ■ Sotobō Line
* ■ Uchibō Line
* Chiba Urban Monorail Line 1
* Chiba Urban Monorail Line 2

Connections|

* KS59 Keisei Chiba Station
* Bus terminal

History
Opened| 20 July 1894; 130 years ago (1894-07-20)

Services

| Preceding station  |  JR East | Following station

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|

Tokyo

JO19

towards Shinjuku or Ōfuna

|  | Narita Express |  | Yotsukaidō

JO31
(rush periods)

towards Narita Airport Terminal 1

Funabashi

JO25

towards Minami-Otari

|  | Azusa |  | Terminus
Funabashi

JO25

towards Ōtsuki

|  | Fuji Excursion |
Funabashi

JO25
(limited service)

towards Tokyo

|  | Shiosai |  | Yotsukaidō

JO31
(limited service)

towards Chōshi

Inage

JO27

towards Tokyo

|  | Sōbu Line

Rapid

|  | through to Sōbu Main Line, Sotobō Line and Uchibō Line
Nishi-Chiba

JB38

towards Mitaka

|  | Chūō–Sōbu Line |  | Terminus
through to Sōbu Line |  | Sōbu Main / Narita lines

Rapid

|  | Tsuga

JO30

towards Narita Airport Terminal 1

Terminus |  | Sōbu Main / Narita lines

Local

|  | Higashi-Chiba

JO29

towards Chōshi, Abiko or Narita Airport Terminal 1

through to Sōbu Line |  | Sotobō / Uchibō lines

Sobū Rapid

|  | Hon-Chiba

towards Kazusa-Ichinomiya or Kimitsu

Terminus |  | Sotobō / Uchibō lines

Local

|  | Hon-Chiba

towards Awa-Kamogawa

Preceding station  |  Chiba Urban Monorail | Following station
Shiyakusho-mae

CM02

towards Chiba-Minato

|  | Line 1  |  | Sakaechō

CM16

towards Kenchō-mae

through to Line 1 |  | Line 2  |  | Chibakōen

CM04

towards Chishirodai

Location

Chiba Station

Location within Chiba Prefecture

Chiba Station (千葉駅, Chiba-eki) is a major interchange railway station in Chiba, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Chiba Urban Monorail.

## Lines

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Chiba Station is served by the following lines.

### JR East

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* Sobu Main Line
* JB Chūō-Sōbu Line
* JO Sobu Line (Rapid)
* Narita Line
* Sotobo Line
* Uchibo Line

### Chiba Urban Monorail

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* Line 1
* Line 2

## Station layout

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Chiba Station Interior

### JR East

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1-2 | JB Chūō-Sōbu Line | for Nishi-Funabashi, Kinshichō, Akihabara, Shinjuku, Nakano, and Mitaka

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|

3-4 | ■ Uchibō Line | for Soga, Kisarazu, Kimitsu, Tateyama, and Awa-Kamogawa
5-6 | ■ Sotobō Line | for Soga, Ōami, Kazusa-Ichinomiya, Katsuura, Tōgane, and Awa-Kamogawa
7-8 | ■ Sōbu Main Line | for Yotsukaidō, Sakura, Yachimata, Narutō, Yōkaichiba, and Chōshi
9-10 | ■ Narita Line | for Yotsukaidō, Sakura, Narita, Narita Airport (Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1), Sawara, and Kashima-Jingū
3 - 10 | JO Sōbu Line (Rapid) | for Funabashi, Kinshichō, Tokyo
JO Yokosuka Line for Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Kurihama

### Chiba Urban Monorail

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1 | ■ Line 1  | for Yoshikawa-kōen and Kenchō-mae

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|

2 | ■ Line 2  | for Sports Center, Dōbutsukōen, and Chishirodai
3 | ■ Line 2  | for Shiyakusho-mae and Chiba-Minato
4 | ■ Line 1  | for Shiyakusho-mae and Chiba-Minato

## History

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Chiba Station circa 1900

The station opened on 20 July 1894.[1] The present station building was built in 1963. Rebuilding work was scheduled to start in January 2010, with the new station building opening in fiscal 2015.[2]

## Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by 105,812 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 33rd-busiest station operated by JR East.[3] In fiscal 2011, the Chiba Urban Monorail station was used by an average of 10,639 passengers per day (boarding passengers only), making it the busiest station operated by Chiba Urban Monorail.[4] The daily passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for JR East in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year | Daily average

|

2000 | 103,723[5]
2005 | 103,401[6]
2010 | 105,777[7]
2011 | 104,788[8]
2012 | 104,646[9]
2013 | 105,812[3]

## Bus terminal

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### Highway buses

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* Flower Liner; For Tōgane Station, Gumyō Station, and Narutō Station[10]
* Polar Star; For Sendai Station[11]
* Kapina; For Makuta Station, Obitsu Station, Kururi Station, Kururi Castle, Awa-Kamogawa Station[12]
* Nanso Satomi; For Tateyama Station, Kokonoe Station, Chikura Station[13]
* For Tokyo Skytree, Shinjuku Station[14]
* For Ōtsu Station, Yamashina Station, Sanjō Station, and Kyōto Station[15]

## References

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1. ^ JR East: Chiba Station information Retrieved 11 December 2009. (in Japanese)
2. ^ 千葉駅 駅舎・駅ビルが生まれ変わります！ (8 December 2009). Retrieved on 11 December 2009. (in Japanese)
3. ^ a b 各駅の乗車人員 （2013年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 2001-05-06. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
4. ^ 千葉県統計年鑑(平成24年) [11.運輸・通信] [Chiba Prefecture Annual Statistics (2012) [11.Transportation and Communication]] (in Japanese). Chiba Prefecture. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
5. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 2014-10-09. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
6. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 2014-10-09. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
7. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
8. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 2014-10-08. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
9. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2012年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 2014-10-07. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
10. ^ "ちばフラワーバス フラワーライナー". www.flower-bus.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
11. ^ "成田空港交通 / 仙台線". www.nariku.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
12. ^ "千葉中央バス／高速バス". www.chibachuobus.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2016-01-30. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
13. ^ KCC. "ちばシティバス 館山線". www.citybus.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
14. ^ "東京スカイツリータウン前経由新宿～土気（とけ）線｜京王バス". www.keio-bus.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
15. ^ "千葉中央バス／高速バス／京都線". www.chibachuobus.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2016-02-04.

## External links

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* JR East station information (in Japanese)
* Chiba Monorail station information (in Japanese)

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Line 1|

* Chibaminato
* Shiyakusho-mae
* Chiba
* Sakaechō
* Yoshikawa-kōen
* Kenchō-mae

Line 2|

* Chiba
* Chiba-kōen
* Sakusabe
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* Anagawa
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