Ichikawa Station

JO24 JB27
Ichikawa Station
JO24 JB27; Ichikawa Station; 市川駅
	The south entrance and station forecourt, July 2010
Location	1 Ichikawa, Ichikawa, Chiba; （千葉県市川市市川1丁目）; Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JO Sōbu Line (Rapid); JB Chūō-Sōbu Line;
Connections	Bus stop;
Other information
Station code	JO24 (Sōbu Line (Rapid)); JB27 (Chūō-Sōbu Line);
History
Opened	1894
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013)	59,153 daily
Services

Ichikawa Station (市川駅, Ichikawa-eki) is a railway station in Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Ichikawa Station is served by the Sōbu Line (Rapid) and all-stations Chūō-Sōbu Line services.

Station layout

The station has two elevated island platforms serving four tracks, with additional passing tracks on either side of the Sōbu Line (Rapid) tracks for non-stop (limited express and commuter rapid) services.

Platforms

1	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line	for Kinshichō, Akihabara, and Shinjuku
2	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line	for Nishi-Funabashi, Tsudanuma, and Chiba
3	JO Sōbu Line (Rapid)	for Kinshichō, Tokyo JO Yokosuka Line for Yokohama
4	JO Sōbu Line (Rapid)	for Funabashi, Chiba, Narita, Kisarazu, and Kazusa-Ichinomiya

View from the Chūō-Sōbu Line platform, with the Sōbu Line (Rapid) platform on the left, March 2007
The platforms in February 2014
The ticket barriers, October 2011

Facilities

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and a View Plaza travel agency. The "Shapo" shopping building adjoins the station.

History

The north entrance in March 2007, before addition of an overhanging roof

The station opened on 20 July 1894.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 59,153 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 75th-busiest station operated by JR East.[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	56,955[3]
2005	57,349[4]
2010	58,979[5]
2011	58,331[6]
2012	58,522[7]
2013	59,153[2]

Surrounding area

The north entrance, October 2011

Ichikawamama Station (on the Keisei Main Line, approximate 500 m away)
Chiba University of Commerce
Wayo Women's University
Konodai Girls' School
Edo River
National Route 14

Bus services

Bus stops are located on the north and south sides of the station, served by Keisei Bus. As of January 2015, the following bus services are available from Ichikawa Station.[8]

Service No.	Destination
松11	Matsudo Station
市41・42, 市45	Higashi-Matsudo Station
松51, 松54・55, 市43・44	Matsudo Station via Kita-Kokubun Station
市81・82	Kita-Kokubun Station
市61, 市62, 市63	Motoyawata Station

References

Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 604. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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 6 May 2001. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
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 9 October 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
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 9 October 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
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 6 October 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
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 8 October 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
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 7 October 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
路線バス時刻表検索 [Keisei Bus service timetable search] (in Japanese). Japan: Keisei Bus. Archived from the original on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.

External links

JR East Ichikawa Station (in Japanese)

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[teishajo1998-1] Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 604. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[jreast2013stats-2] 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 6 May 2001. Retrieved 24 January 2015.

[jreast2000stats-3] 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 9 October 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.

[jreast2005stats-4] 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 9 October 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.

[jreast2010stats-5] 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 6 October 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.

[jreast2011stats-6] 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 8 October 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.

[jreast2012stats-7] 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 7 October 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.

[8] 路線バス時刻表検索 [Keisei Bus service timetable search] (in Japanese). Japan: Keisei Bus. Archived from the original on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.