Chiba Station

Chiba Station (千葉駅, Chiba-eki) is a railway station in Chiba, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Chiba Urban Monorail.

For the Keisei station, see Keisei Chiba Station.

JB39 JO28 Chiba Station 千葉駅
Station exterior, August 2009
Location	1 Shin-Chiba, Chūō-ku, Chiba, Chiba （千葉県千葉市中央区新千葉１丁目） Japan
Operated by	JR East Chiba Urban Monorail
Line(s)	■ Sōbu Main Line JB Chūō-Sōbu Line JO Sōbu Line (Rapid) ■ Narita Line ■ Sotobō Line ■ Uchibō Line Chiba Urban Monorail Line 1 Chiba Urban Monorail Line 2
Connections	KS59 Keisei Chiba Station Bus terminal
History
Opened	20 July 1894
Location
Chiba Station Location within Chiba Prefecture

Lines

Chiba Station is served by the following lines.

JR East

• Sobu Main Line
  • JB Chūō-Sōbu Line
  • JO Sobu Line (Rapid)
• Narita Line
• Sotobo Line
• Uchibo Line

Chiba Urban Monorail

• Line 1
• Line 2

Station layout

Chiba Station Interior

JR East

1-2	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line	for Nishi-Funabashi, Kinshichō, Akihabara, Shinjuku, Nakano, and Mitaka
3-4	■ Uchibō Line	for Soga, Kisarazu, Kimitsu, Tateyama, and Awa-Kamogawa
5-6	■ Sotobō Line	for Soga, Ōami, Kazusa-Ichinomiya, Katsuura, Tōgane, and Awa-Kamogawa
7-8	■ Sōbu Main Line	for Yotsukaidō, Sakura, Yachimata, Narutō, Yōkaichiba, and Chōshi
9-10	■ Narita Line	for Yotsukaidō, Sakura, Narita, Narita Airport (Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1), Sawara, and Kashima-Jingū
3 - 10	JO Sōbu Line (Rapid)	for Funabashi, Kinshichō, Tokyo JO Yokosuka Line for Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Kurihama

Chiba Urban Monorail

1	■ Line 1	for Yoshikawa-kōen and Kenchō-mae
2	■ Line 2	for Sports Center, Dōbutsukōen, and Chishirodai
3	■ Line 2	for Shiyakusho-mae and Chiba-Minato
4	■ Line 1	for Shiyakusho-mae and Chiba-Minato

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Chuō-Sōbu Line JB39
Nishi-Chiba JB38		Local		Terminus
Sōbu Line (Rapid) JO28
Tokyo TYOJO19		Narita Express[Note 1]	Yotsukaidō JO31
Funabashi JO25		Azusa / Fuji Excursion[Note 2]		Terminus
Funabashi JO25		Commuter Rapid[Note 3]		Tsuga JO30 (Narita Line)
Inage JO27		Rapid		Tsuga JO30 (Narita Line) Hon-Chiba (Sotobō Line)
Sōbu Line (Rapid) — Sōbu Main Line/Narita Line JO28
Kinshicho JO22[Note 4]		Shiosai	Sakura JO33[Note 5]
Tokyo TYOJO19		Narita Express[Note 1]	Sakura JO33
Funabashi JO25		Commuter Rapid[Note 3]		Tsuga JO30
Inage JO27		Rapid		Tsuga JO30
Terminus		Local	Higashi-Chiba JO29
Sōbu Line (Rapid) JO28 — Sotobō Line/Uchibō Line
Tsudanuma JO26		Sazanami[Note 6] / Wakashio[Note 6]		Soga
Inage JO27		Rapid		Hon-Chiba
Terminus		Local	Hon-Chiba
Chiba Urban Monorail Line 1
Shiyakushomae		Local	Sakaechō
Chiba Urban Monorail Line 2
Shiyakushomae		Local	Chiba-kōen

1. Few trains actually stop at this station.
2. Azusa No. 3 bound for Matsumoto, combined with Fuji Excursion No. 3 bound for Kawaguchiko, start service here. Also, Azusa No. 50, which departs from Matsumoto, terminates here.
3. commuter rapid services are available on weekdays only.
4. On weekends & holidays, shiosai No.1 & 12 trains also stop at Funabashi stationJO25.
5. Shiosai No.2, 4 & 13 trains also stop at Yotsukaido stationJO31.
6. No services are available on weekdays.

History

Chiba Station circa 1900

The station opened on 20 July 1894.[1] The present station building was built in 1963. Rebuilding work is scheduled to start in January 2010, with the new station building opening in fiscal 2015.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by 105,812 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 33rd-busiest station operated by JR East.[3] In fiscal 2011, the Chiba Urban Monorail station was used by an average of 10,639 passengers per day (boarding passengers only), making it the busiest station operated by Chiba Urban Monorail.[4] The daily passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for JR East in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	103,723[5]
2005	103,401[6]
2010	105,777[7]
2011	104,788[8]
2012	104,646[9]
2013	105,812[3]

Bus terminal

Highway buses

• Flower Liner; For Tōgane Station, Gumyō Station, and Narutō Station[10]
• Polar Star; For Sendai Station[11]
• Kapina; For Makuta Station, Obitsu Station, Kururi Station, Kururi Castle, Awa-Kamogawa Station[12]
• Nanso Satomi; For Tateyama Station, Kokonoe Station, Chikura Station[13]
• For Tokyo Skytree, Shinjuku Station[14]
• For Ōtsu Station, Yamashina Station, Sanjō Station, and Kyōto Station[15]

References

1. JR East: Chiba Station information Retrieved 11 December 2009. (in Japanese)
2. 千葉駅 駅舎・駅ビルが生まれ変わります！ (8 December 2009). Retrieved on 11 December 2009. (in Japanese)
3. 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 2001-05-06. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
4. 千葉県統計年鑑(平成24年) [11.運輸・通信] [Chiba Prefecture Annual Statistics (2012) [11.Transportation and Communication]] (in Japanese). Chiba Prefecture. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
5. 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 2014-10-09. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
6. 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 2014-10-09. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
7. 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 2014-10-06. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
8. 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 2014-10-08. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
9. 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 2014-10-07. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
10. "ちばフラワーバス フラワーライナー". www.flower-bus.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
11. "成田空港交通 / 仙台線". www.nariku.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
12. "千葉中央バス／高速バス". www.chibachuobus.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2016-01-30. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
13. KCC. "ちばシティバス　館山線". www.citybus.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
14. "東京スカイツリータウン前経由新宿～土気（とけ）線｜京王バス". www.keio-bus.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
15. "千葉中央バス／高速バス／京都線". www.chibachuobus.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2016-02-04.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)
• Chiba Monorail station information (in Japanese)