Ichikawa Station

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JO24 JB27
Ichikawa Station

市川駅
JR Ichikawa sta 003.jpg
The south entrance and station forecourt, July 2010
Location1 Ichikawa, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba-ken 272-0034
Japan
Coordinates35°43′44.86″N 139°54′27.72″E / 35.7291278°N 139.9077000°E / 35.7291278; 139.9077000Coordinates: 35°43′44.86″N 139°54′27.72″E / 35.7291278°N 139.9077000°E / 35.7291278; 139.9077000
Operated byJR logo (east).svg JR East
Line(s)
Distance15.4 km from Tokyo
Platforms2 island platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
Station code
  • JO24 (Sōbu Line (Rapid))
  • JB27 (Chūō-Sōbu Line)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 July 1894
Passengers
FY201961,575daily
Services
Preceding station JR logo (east).svg JR East Following station
Shin-Koiwa
JO23
towards Tokyo
 Sōbu Line
  Rapid
 Funabashi
JO25
towards Chiba
Koiwa
JB26
towards Mitaka
 Chūō–Sōbu Line Moto-Yawata
JB28
towards Chiba
Location
Ichikawa Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Ichikawa Station
Ichikawa Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture

Ichikawa Station (市川駅, Ichikawa-eki) is a junction passenger railway station in the city of 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, and is located 15.4 kilometers from the western terminus of both lines at Tokyo Station.

Station layout[]

The station consists of 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. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The "Shapo" shopping building adjoins the station.

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

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 2019, the station was used by an average of 61,575 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[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]
2015 59,909[6]

Surrounding area[]

The north entrance, October 2011

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.[7]

NORTH EXIT
Service No. Destination
松11 Matsudo Station via Konodai 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
SOUTH EXIT
Keisei Transit Bus
Service No. Destination
市川01 Motoyawata Station
市川02 Gyotoku Station
Airport bus Haneda Airport

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  6. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  7. ^ 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[]

Media related to Ichikawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

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