Moto-Yawata Station

JB28 S21
Moto-Yawata Station

本八幡駅
JB28 S21; Moto-Yawata Station; 本八幡駅
	Elevated JR Moto-Yawata Station
Location	2-chome Yawata, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba-ken 272-0021; Japan
Coordinates	35°43′18″N 139°55′37″E / 35.7218°N 139.9269°ECoordinates: 35°43′18″N 139°55′37″E / 35.7218°N 139.9269°E
Operated by	JR East; Toei Subway;
Line(s)	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line; S Toei Shinjuku Line;
Platforms	2 island platforms
Connections	KS16 Keisei Yawata Station
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
Station code	JB28 (Chūō-Sōbu Line); S-21 (Toei Shinjuku Line);
Website	Official website
History
Opened	September 1, 1935
Passengers
FY2018	60,125 (JR); 40,500 (Toei)
Services
Location
	Moto-Yawata Station Location within Chiba PrefectureShow map of Chiba PrefectureShow map of JapanShow all

Moto-Yawata Station (本八幡駅, Moto-Yawata-eki) is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei Subway). It is the only station on the Toei Subway that is located in Chiba Prefecture.

Lines[]

Moto-Yawata Station is served by the Chūō-Sōbu Line of JR East and the Toei Shinjuku Line subway. The 23.5 kilometer 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.

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.

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2018, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 60,125 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3] The Toei Subway portion of the station was used by 40,500 passengers daily^[4]

Surrounding area[]

Ichikawa City Hall

References[]

^ Moto-Yawata Station guide map by JR East. (in Japanese) Retrieved on 2008-10-26.
^ Moto-Yawata Station information by JR East. (in Japanese) Retrieved on 2008-10-26.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ 民鉄等駅別１日平均運輸状況……｛2018(H30)年度｝ (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links[]

Media related to Moto-Yawata Station at Wikimedia Commons

Moto-Yawata Station (JR East) (in Japanese)
Motoyawata Station (Toei Subway)

[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.

[jreast2018stats-3] 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[Chiba2018stats-4] 民鉄等駅別１日平均運輸状況……｛2018(H30)年度｝ (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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