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Funabashi Station 船橋駅
The JR East station north entrance in 2007
General information
Location	Funabashi, Chiba Japan
Operated by	JR East Tobu Railway
Line(s)	JO Sōbu Main Line TD Tobu Urban Park Line
Connections	KS22 Keisei Funabashi
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Funabashi Station (船橋駅, Funabashi-eki) is a railway station in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

Lines

Funabashi Station is served by the JR East Sōbu Main Line and 23.2 kilometres (14.4 mi) from the starting point of that line at Tokyo Station. It also forms the eastern terminus of the 62.7-kilometre (39.0 mi) Tōbu Urban Park Line (Tōbu Noda Line). Passengers can also transfer to nearby Keisei Funabashi Station on the Keisei Main Line.

JR East

JO25 JB31 Funabashi Station 船橋駅
The JR East station south entrance in 2017
General information
Location	7 Honcho, Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line JO Sōbu Line (Rapid)
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	JB31 (Chūō-Sōbu Line) JO25 (Sōbu Line (Rapid))
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1382
History
Opened	20 July 1894; 130 years ago (1894-07-20)
Passengers
FY2014	135,322
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station KinshichōJO22towards Minami-Otari Azusa ChibaJO28Terminus KinshichōJO22towards Ōtsuki Fuji Excursion ChibaOne-way operation KinshichōJO22towards Tokyo Shiosai(limited service) ChibaJO28towards Chōshi IchikawaJO24towards Tokyo Sōbu LineRapid TsudanumaJO26towards Chiba Nishi-FunabashiJB30towards Mitaka Chūō–Sōbu Line Higashi-FunabashiJB32towards Chiba Chūō–Sōbu Linevia T Tozai Line Higashi-FunabashiJB32towards Tsudanuma

The JR East station has two elevated island platforms, with the station building located underneath. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and also a "View Plaza" travel agency.

Platforms

Tobu

TD35 Funabashi Station 船橋駅
Tobu station
Tobu Funabashi station entrance in December 2007
General information
Location	7-1-1 Honcho Funabashi-shi, Chiba-ken Japan
Operated by	Tobu Railway
Line(s)	TD Tobu Urban Park Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	TD-35
Website	railway.tobu.co.jp/guide/station/info/6412.html
History
Opened	27 December 1923; 101 years ago (1923-12-27)
Passengers
FY2014	112,009
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Shin-KamagayaTD30towards Ōmiya Urban Park LineExpress Terminus Shin-FunabashiTD34towards Ōmiya Urban Park LineLocal

The Tobu station is elevated and consists of a single elevated island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building underneath. Access to the JR East station is by a ground-level concourse.

Platforms

History

What is now the JR East Funabashi Station opened on 20 July 1894. The Tobu station opened on 27 December 1923. The JR East (formerly JNR) station opened on 20 July 1952. It became an elevated structure from 26 October 1983. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Noda Line, with Funabashi Station becoming "TD-35".

Platform edge doors were installed on the Tobu Urban Park Line platforms in early February 2014.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the JR East station was used by an average of 135,322 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 23rd-busiest station operated by JR East. The passenger figures for the JR East station for previous years are as shown below.

In fiscal 2012, the Tobu station was used by an average of 112,000 passengers daily (entering and exiting passengers).

Surrounding area

• Keisei Funabashi Station (KS Keisei Main Line)
• Funabashi FACE

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 224. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
2. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 144. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
3. 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
4. 東武野田線船橋駅に可動式ホーム柵設置 [Platform doors installed at Funabashi Station on the Tobu Noda Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
5. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2014年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 2001-05-06. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
6. 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 3 September 2014.
7. 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 3 September 2014.
8. 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 3 September 2014.
9. 駅情報（乗降人） [Information of Stations (Passenger Statistics)] (in Japanese). Tobu Railwaylocation= Japan. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)
• Tobu station information Archived 2019-12-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)

35°42′06″N 139°59′07″E / 35.701743°N 139.985229°E / 35.701743; 139.985229

• Stations of East Japan Railway Company
• Stations of Tobu Railway
• Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture
• Tobu Noda Line
• Funabashi
• Railway stations in Japan opened in 1894