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.

JO28 JB39 CM03
Chiba Station

千葉駅
Station exterior, August 2009
Location1 Shin-Chiba, Chūō-ku, Chiba, Chiba
（千葉県千葉市中央区新千葉１丁目）
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
Connections
History
Opened20 July 1894
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Tokyo
TYOJO19
toward Ōfuna, Takao or Ōmiya
 Narita Express
(rush periods)
 Yotsukaidō
JO31
(rush periods)
toward Narita Airport Terminal 1
Funabashi
JO25
toward Minami-Otari
 Azusa Terminus
Funabashi
JO25
toward Ōtsuki
 Fuji Excursion
Funabashi
JO25
(limited service)
toward Tokyo
 Shiosai Sakura
JO33
toward Chōshi
Funabashi
JO25
toward Tokyo
 Sōbu Line
  Commuter Rapid
 through to Sōbu Main Line
Inage
JO27
toward Tokyo
 Sōbu Line
  Rapid
 through to Sōbu Main Line, Sotobō Line and Uchibō Line
Nishi-Chiba
JB38
toward Mitaka
 Chūō–Sōbu Line Terminus
through to Sōbu Line Sōbu Main / Narita Lines
  Commuter Rapid
  Rapid
 Tsuga
JO30
toward Narita Airport Terminal 1
Terminus Sōbu Main / Narita Lines
Local
 Higashi-Chiba
JO29
toward Chōshi, Abiko or Narita Airport Terminal 1
through to Sōbu Line Sotobō / Uchibō Lines
  Sōbu Rapid
 Hon-Chiba
toward Kazusa-Ichinomiya or Kimitsu
Terminus Sotobō / Uchibō Lines
Local
 Hon-Chiba
toward Awa-Kamogawa
Preceding station Chiba Urban Monorail Following station
Shiyakusho-mae
CM02
toward Chiba-Minato
 Line 1 Sakaechō
CM16
toward Kenchō-mae
through to Line 1 Line 2 Chibakōen
CM04
toward Chishirodai
Location
Chiba Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture

Lines

Chiba Station is served by the following lines.

JR East

Chiba Urban Monorail

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

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 yearDaily average
2000103,723[5]
2005103,401[6]
2010105,777[7]
2011104,788[8]
2012104,646[9]
2013105,812[3]

Bus terminal

Highway buses

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.
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