Funabashi Station

For the Keisei Station, see Keisei Funabashi Station.

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.

Funabashi Station 船橋駅
The JR East station north entrance in 2025
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
Location Funabashi Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Funabashi Station Funabashi Station (Kanto Area) Show map of Kanto Area Funabashi Station Funabashi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The north side of the station and Tobu Department Store building, December 2009

The south side of the station, September 2024

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 Kinshichō JO22 towards Hakuba Azusa Chiba JO28 Terminus Kinshichō JO22 towards Ōtsuki Fuji Excursion Chiba One-way operation Kinshichō JO22 towards Tokyo Shiosai (limited service) Chiba JO28 towards Chōshi Ichikawa JO24 towards Tokyo Sōbu Line Rapid Tsudanuma JO26 towards Chiba Nishi-Funabashi JB30 towards Mitaka Chūō–Sōbu Line Higashi-Funabashi JB32 towards Chiba Chūō–Sōbu Line via T Tozai Line Higashi-Funabashi JB32 towards 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

1	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line	for Nishi-Funabashi, Kinshichō, Akihabara, Shinjuku, Nakano, and Mitaka T Tokyo Metro Tozai Line for Nihombashi, Otemachi, and Nakano
2	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line	for Tsudanuma, Inage, and Chiba
3	JO Sōbu Line (Rapid)	for Kinshichō and Tokyo
4	JO Sōbu Line (Rapid)	for Tsudanuma, Chiba, Narita Airport (Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1), Kimitsu, and Kazusa-Ichinomiya

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-Kamagaya TD30 towards Ōmiya Urban Park Line Express Terminus Shin-Funabashi TD34 towards Ōmiya Urban Park Line Local

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

1, 2

TD Tobu Urban Park Line

for Kashiwa, Nodashi, Kasukabe, and Ōmiya

History

What is now the JR East Funabashi Station opened on 20 July 1894. The Tobu station opened on 27 December 1923.^[1] The JR East (formerly JNR) station opened on 20 July 1952.^[2] It became an elevated structure from 26 October 1983.^[1] From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Noda Line, with Funabashi Station becoming "TD-35".^[3]

Platform edge doors were installed on the Tobu Urban Park Line platforms in early February 2014.^[4]

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.^[5] The passenger figures for the JR East station for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	131,611[6]
2005	131,579[7]
2010	134,705[8]
2014	135,322[5]

In fiscal 2012, the Tobu station was used by an average of 112,000 passengers daily (entering and exiting passengers).^[9]

Surrounding area

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

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan