Ichikawa Station

Ichikawa Station (市川駅, Ichikawa-eki) is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

JO24 JB27 Ichikawa Station 市川駅
The south entrance and station forecourt, July 2010
General information
Location	1 Ichikawa, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba-ken 272-0034 Japan
Coordinates	35°43′44.86″N 139°54′27.72″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JO Sōbu Line (Rapid) JB Chūō-Sōbu Line
Distance	15.4 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 island platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
Station code	JO24 (Sōbu Line (Rapid)) JB27 (Chūō-Sōbu Line)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 July 1894
Passengers
FY2019	61,575daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shin-Koiwa JO23 towards Tokyo Sōbu Line Rapid Funabashi JO25 towards Chiba Koiwa JB26 towards Mitaka Chūō–Sōbu Line Moto-Yawata JB28 towards Chiba
Location Ichikawa Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Ichikawa Station Ichikawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Ichikawa Station is served by the Sōbu Line (Rapid) and all-stations Chūō-Sōbu Line services, and is located 15.4 kilometers from the western terminus of both lines at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks, with additional passing tracks on either side of the Sōbu Line (Rapid) tracks for non-stop (limited express and commuter rapid) services. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The "Shapo" shopping building adjoins the station.

Platforms

1	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line	for Kinshichō, Akihabara, and Shinjuku
2	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line	for Nishi-Funabashi, Tsudanuma, and Chiba
3	JO Sōbu Line (Rapid)	for Kinshichō, Tokyo JO Yokosuka Line for Yokohama
4	JO Sōbu Line (Rapid)	for Funabashi, Chiba, Narita, Kisarazu, and Kazusa-Ichinomiya

• 
  View from the Chūō-Sōbu Line platform, with the Sōbu Line (Rapid) platform on the left, March 2007
• 
  The platforms in February 2014
• 
  The ticket barriers, October 2011

History

The north entrance in March 2007, before addition of an overhanging roof

The station opened on 20 July 1894.^[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 61,575 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	56,955[3]
2005	57,349[4]
2010	58,979[5]
2015	59,909[6]

Surrounding area

The north entrance, October 2011

• Ichikawamama Station (on the Keisei Main Line, approximate 500 m away)
• Chiba University of Commerce
• Wayo Women's University
• Konodai Girls' School
• Edo River
• National Route 14

Bus services

Bus stops are located on the north and south sides of the station, served by Keisei Bus. As of January 2015, the following bus services are available from Ichikawa Station.^[7]

NORTH EXIT

Keisei Bus

Service No.	Destination
松11	Matsudo Station via Konodai Station
市41・42, 市45	Higashi-Matsudo Station
松51, 松54・55, 市43・44	Matsudo Station via Horinouchi, Kita-Kokubun Station, Seitoku Gakuen[8][9]
市81・82 (Part services are express)	Kita-Kokubun Station via Konodai Station
市61, 市62, 市63	Motoyawata Station

SOUTH EXIT

Keisei Transit Bus

Service No.	Destination
市川01	Motoyawata Station
市川02 (midnight bus)	Gyotoku Station
市川03	Nishi-Funabashi Station
Airport bus	Haneda Airport

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan