Moto-Yawata Station

Motoyawata Station (本八幡駅, Motoyawata-eki) is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei Subway). It is the only station on the Toei Subway that is located in Chiba Prefecture.

JB28 S21 Motoyawata Station 本八幡駅
Elevated JR Motoyawata Station
General information
Location	2-chome Yawata, Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture 272-0021 Japan
Coordinates	35.7218°N 139.9269°E / 35.7218; 139.9269
Operated by	JR East Toei Subway
Line(s)	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line S Shinjuku Line
Platforms	2 island platforms (1 JR East, 1 Toei)
Tracks	4 (2 for JR East, 2 for Toei)
Connections	KS16 Keisei Yawata
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
Station code	JB28 (Chūō-Sōbu Line) S-21 (Toei Shinjuku Line)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 September 1935; 89 years ago (1935-09-01) (JR East) 19 March 1989; 36 years ago (1989-03-19)
Passengers
FY2018	60,125 (JR); 40,500 (Toei)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ichikawa JB27 towards Mitaka Chūō–Sōbu Line Shimōsa-Nakayama JB29 towards Chiba Preceding station Toei Subway Following station Funabori S17 towards Shinjuku Shinjuku Line Express Terminus Shinozaki S20 towards Shinjuku Shinjuku Line Local
Location Motoyawata Station Location within Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula Show map of Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula Motoyawata Station Motoyawata Station (Chiba Prefecture) Show map of Chiba Prefecture Motoyawata Station Motoyawata Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Moto-Yawata Station is served by the Chūō-Sōbu Line of JR East and the Toei Shinjuku Line subway. The 23.5 kilometer Toei Shinjuku Line terminates at this station.

Station layout

The station is divided into two sections: the elevated JR station and the underground subway station. The areas outside the ticket gates of the two sections are connected by a passage.

JR Platforms

The JR station has one island platform serving two tracks.^[1] There is no platform for rapid and limited express services on the two other tracks of the Sōbu Main Line.

1	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line	for Kinshichō, Akihabara, Shinjuku and Mitaka
2	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line	for Nishi-Funabashi, Tsudanuma and Chiba

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  JR East platforms

Toei Platforms

The subway station also has one island platform serving two tracks. While one end of the subway station is connected to the JR East station, the other end is connected to Keisei Yawata Station on the Keisei Main Line.

1, 2

S Shinjuku Line

for Bakuro-Yokoyama, Ichigaya and Shinjuku KO Keio Line for Hatsudai, Hatagaya, Meidaimae, Chōfu, and Hashimoto

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  Toei platforms

History

The station opened on the Sōbu Main Line on September 1, 1935.^[2] The Toei Shinjuku Line was extended to this station on March 19, 1989.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 60,125 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3] The Toei Subway portion of the station was used by 40,500 passengers daily^[4]

Surrounding area

• Ichikawa City Hall

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan