Higashi-Funabashi Station

Higashi-Funabashi Station (東船橋駅, Higashi-Funabashi-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Funabashi, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

JB32 Higashi-Funabashi Station 東船橋駅
North side of the station, December 2007
General information
Location	2-10 Higashi-Funabashi, Funabashi-shi, Chiba-ken 273-0002 Japan
Coordinates	35.7000°N 140.0042°E / 35.7000; 140.0042
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Station code	JB32
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 October 1981
Passengers
FY2019	20,542
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Funabashi JB31 towards Mitaka Chūō–Sōbu Line Tsudanuma JB33 towards Chiba Funabashi JB31 towards Mitaka Chūō–Sōbu Line via T Tozai Line Tsudanuma JB33 Terminus
Location Higashi-Funabashi Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Higashi-Funabashi Station Higashi-Funabashi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Higashi-Funabashi Station is located on the Sōbu Main Line and is served by Chūō-Sōbu Line local services, and is located 25.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo and 14.2 kilometers from Chiba.

Station layout

The station consists of an elevated island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building. The station is staffed.^[1]

1	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line	for Nishi-Funabashi, Akihabara and Shinjuku T Tokyo Metro Tozai Line for Urayasu, Nihombashi and Otemachi
2	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line	for Tsudanuma and Chiba

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  The ticket barriers, December 2007

History

Higashi-Funabashi Station opened on 1 October 1981.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,542 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

• National Route 296
• Chiba Prefectural Funabashi High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan