Moto-Yawata Station

Moto-Yawata Station (本八幡駅, Moto-Yawata-eki) is a railway station in Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Toei Subway.

JB28 S21
Moto-Yawata Station

本八幡駅
Elevated JR station
LocationIchikawa, Chiba
Japan
Operated by
  • JR East
  • Toei Subway
Line(s)
ConnectionsKS16 Keisei Yawata Station
Other information
Station code
  • JB28 (Chūō-Sōbu Line)
  • S-21 (Toei Shinjuku Line)
History
Opened1935
Services
Preceding station   JR East   Following station
JB27
toward Mitaka
Chūō-Sōbu Line
JB29
toward Chiba
Toei Subway
S17
toward Shinjuku
Shinjuku Line
Express
Terminus
S20
toward Shinjuku
Shinjuku Line
Local

Lines

Moto-Yawata Station is served by the Chūō-Sōbu Line of JR East and the Toei Shinjuku Line subway. The Toei Shinjuku Line terminates at this station.

Station layout

The station is divided into two sections: the elevated JR station and the underground subway station. The areas outside the ticket gates of the two sections are connected by a passage.

JR Platforms

The JR station has one island platform serving two tracks.[1] There is no platform for rapid and limited express services on the two other tracks of the Sōbu Main Line.

1 JB Chūō-Sōbu Line for Kinshichō, Akihabara, Shinjuku and Mitaka
2 JB Chūō-Sōbu Line for Nishi-Funabashi, Tsudanuma and Chiba
  • JR East platforms

Toei Platforms

The subway station also has one island platform serving two tracks. While one end of the subway station is connected to the JR East station, the other end is connected to Keisei Yawata Station on the Keisei Main Line. It is the only station on the Toei Subway that is located in Chiba Prefecture.

1, 2 S Toei Shinjuku Line for Bakuroyokoyama, Ichigaya and Shinjuku
KO Keio Line for Hatsudai, Hatagaya, Meidaimae, Chōfu, and Hashimoto
  • Toei platforms

History

The station opened on the Sōbu Main Line on September 1, 1935.[2] The Toei Shinjuku Line was extended to this station on March 19, 1989.

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References
  1. Moto-Yawata Station guide map by JR East. (in Japanese) Retrieved on 2008-10-26.
  2. Moto-Yawata Station information by JR East. (in Japanese) Retrieved on 2008-10-26.

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