Ichikawa Station
JO24 JB27 Ichikawa Station 市川駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 The south entrance and station forecourt, July 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Ichikawa, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba-ken 272-0034 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°43′44.86″N 139°54′27.72″E / 35.7291278°N 139.9077000°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operator | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 15.4 km from Tokyo | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" ) | |||||||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 July 1894 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 61,575daily | |||||||||||||||
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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).
Lines
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| 1 |  Chūō-Sōbu Line |
for Kinshichō, Akihabara, and Shinjuku |
| 2 | Chūō-Sōbu Line |
for Nishi-Funabashi, Tsudanuma, and Chiba |
| 3 |  Sōbu Line (Rapid) |
for Kinshichō, Tokyo Yokosuka Line for Yokohama
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| 4 | 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
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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
[edit]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 |
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| 2000 | 56,955[3] |
| 2005 | 57,349[4] |
| 2010 | 58,979[5] |
| 2015 | 59,909[6] |
Surrounding area
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- 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
[edit]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 |
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| 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 |
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| 市川01 | Motoyawata Station |
| 市川02 (midnight bus) | Gyotoku Station |
| 市川03 | Nishi-Funabashi Station |
| Airport bus | Haneda Airport |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 604. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ↑ 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 9 October 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ↑ 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 9 October 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ↑ 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 6 October 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ↑ 路線バス時刻表検索 [Keisei Bus service timetable search] (in Japanese). Japan: Keisei Bus. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Nine minutes' walk will bring from this bus stop to Akiyama Station.
- ↑ It is possible to transfer 松53 which goes to Matsudo Station.
External links
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Media related to Ichikawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Ichikawa Station (in Japanese)
