Chibaminato Station

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]

JE16CM01
Chibaminato Station

千葉みなと駅
The south side of the station in October 2011
Location1 Chuō-kō, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken
Japan
Coordinates35°36′22.26″N 140°6′12.21″E
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms3 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Station codeJE16; CM01
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened3 March 1986
Passengers
17,199 (JR FY2019)
8,264 (Chiba Urban FY2018) daily
Location
Chibaminato Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Chibaminato Station
Chibaminato Station (Japan)

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
JR East platforms, December 2007
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
Chiba Urban Monorail Chiba-Minato Station
1/2 ■ Chiba Urban Monorail Line 1 for Chiba, Kenchō-mae, and Chishirodai

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Keiyō Line JE16
Commuter Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Inagekaigan JE15   Rapid   Soga
Inagekaigan JE15   Local   Soga
Chiba Urban Monorail Line 1
Terminus - CM02 Shiyakusho-mae

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
  1. 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.
  2. "JR East Railway Major Route: Metropolitan Area" (PDF). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  3. 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.
  4. 千葉県統計年鑑（令和1年) (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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