Makuhari Station

JB35
Makuhari Station
幕張駅
The south side of the station, December 2011
Location 5-121 Makuharicho, Hanamigawa-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) JB Chūō-Sōbu Line (the official line name: Sōbu Main Line)
Distance 31.6 km from Tokyo
Platforms 2 island platforms
Tracks 3
Other information
Station code JB35
Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1423
History
Opened 9 December 1894
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016) 15,730 daily[1]

Makuhari Station (幕張駅, Makuhari-eki) is a railway station on the Sōbu Main Line in Makuharicho, Hanamigawa Ward, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Makuhari Station is served by the Sōbu Main Line (Chūō-Sōbu Line local service). Tracks for non-stop Sōbu Line (Rapid) services are situated on the north side of the platforms.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving three tracks (platforms 2 and 3 serve the same track).

Platforms

1-2 JB Chūō-Sōbu Line for Tsudanuma, Akihabara, Shinjuku, and Mitaka
3-4 JB Chūō-Sōbu Line for Inage and Chiba

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Chūō-Sōbu Line JB35
Makuharihongō JB34   Local   Shin-Kemigawa JB36

History

The north side in December 2007, before the addition of a passenger lift

The station opened on 9 December 1894. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2016年度） [Station passenger boarding figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 23 December 2017.

Coordinates: 35°39′34″N 140°03′28″E / 35.6594°N 140.0577°E / 35.6594; 140.0577

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