Makuhari Station

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).

For the Keisei station, see Keisei Makuhari Station.

JB35
Makuhari Station

幕張駅
The south side of the station, December 2011
Location5-121 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)
Distance31.6 km from Tokyo
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks3
Other information
Station codeJB35
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1423
History
Opened9 December 1894
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)15,730 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station   JR East   Following station
JB34
toward Mitaka
Chūō-Sōbu Line
JB36
toward Chiba

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
  • The north entrance in December 2011
  • The ticket barriers, December 2007
  • The platforms, December 2011

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.

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