Chibaminato Station
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JE16 CM01 Chibaminato Station 千葉みなと駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 The south side of the station in October 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 1 Chuō-kō, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°36′22.26″N 140°6′12.21″E / 35.6061833°N 140.1033917°ECoordinates: 35°36′22.26″N 140°6′12.21″E / 35.6061833°N 140.1033917°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 3 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | JE16; CM01 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 March 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 17,199 (JR FY2019) 8,264 (Chiba Urban FY2018) daily | |||||||||||||||||||||
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  Chibaminato Station Location within Chiba Prefecture | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chibaminato Station (千葉みなと駅, Chiba-Minato-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station located in Chūō-ku, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the Chiba Urban Monorail.[1][2]
Lines[]
Chibaminato Station is served by the JR East Keiyō Line and Chiba Urban Monorail Line 1. It is located 39.0 kilometers from the starting point of the Keiyō Line at Tokyo Station and is the terminal station for the Chiba Urban Monorail Line 1.
Station layout[]
The JR portion of the station consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three elevated tracks, with the station building underneath. The station is staffed. The Chiba Urban Monorail Chibaminato Station has two side platforms with two tracks between them, and is also an elevated station.
JR East platforms[]
| 1-2 | JE Keiyō Line | for Soga, Kisarazu, Kazusa-Minato, Kazusa-Ichinomiya, and Katsuura |
| 2-3 | JE Keiyō Line | for Kaihimmakuhari, Maihama, Shin-Kiba, and Tokyo |
Chiba Urban Monorail platforms[]
| 1/2 | ■ Chiba Urban Monorail Line 1 | for Chiba, Kenchō-mae, and Chishirodai |
History[]
The JR East station opened on 3 March 1986.[1]The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics[]
In fiscal 2019, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 17,199 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]In fiscal 2018, the China Urban Monolail portion of the station was served by 8,264 passengers.[4]
Surrounding area[]
- Chiba city office
- Chiba-Chūō Police Station
- Chiba Port Tower
- Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art
- NHK Chiba broadcasting station
- Chiba Bank Head office
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b 各駅情報（千葉みなと駅） [Station Information (Chibaminato Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ^ "JR East Railway Major Route: Metropolitan Area" (PDF). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ 千葉県統計年鑑（令和1年) (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links[]
Media related to Chiba-Minato Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Chibaminato Station (in Japanese)
- Chiba Urban Monorail station information(in Japanese)
- Stations of East Japan Railway Company
- Keiyō Line
- Stations of Chiba Urban Monorail
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1986
- Railway stations in Chiba (city)