Higashi-Chiba Station

Railway station in Chiba, Japan

JO29
Higashi-Chiba Station

東千葉駅

Station north exit, December 2019

General information
Location| 1-10 Kanamechō, Chūō-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken 260-0007
Japan
Coordinates| 35°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
Distance| 40.1 km from Tokyo
Platforms| 1 island platform
Other information
Status| Staffed
Station code| JO29
Website| Official website
History
Opened| December 20, 1965
Passengers
FY2019| 2646
Services
| Preceding station  |  JR East | Following station

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Chiba

JO28

Terminus

|  | Sōbu Main / Narita lines

Local

|  | Tsuga

JO30

towards Chōshi, Abiko or Narita Airport Terminal 1

Location

Higashi-Chiba Station

Location within Chiba Prefecture

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Higashi-Chiba Station

Higashi-Chiba Station (Japan)

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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

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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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* List of railway stations in Japan

## 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.

## External links

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Media related to Higashi-Chiba Station at Wikimedia Commons

* JR East station information (in Japanese)

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Stations of the Sōbu Main Line (Chiba - Chōshi)

* (Towards Kurihama, Yokohama, Tokyo >>) Chiba
* Higashi-Chiba
* Tsuga
* Yotsukaidō
* Monoi
* Sakura (>> Towards Narita, Narita Airport, Kashima-Jingu, Matsugishi)
* Minami-Shisui
* Enokido
* Yachimata
* Hyūga
* Narutō
* Matsuo
* Yokoshiba
* Iigura
* Yōkaichiba
* Higata
* Asahi
* Iioka
* Kurahashi
* Saruda
* (Towards Sakura, Narita >>) Matsugishi
* Chōshi

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