Chiba-Minato Station

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Chiba-Minato Station
千葉みなと駅
South side of the station, October 2011
Location
Prefecture Chiba
(See other stations in Chiba)
City Chiba
Ward Chuo
Neighborhood etc. 1 Chuō-kō
CoordinatesCoordinates: 35°36′22.26″N 140°6′12.21″E / 35.6061833°N 140.1033917°E / 35.6061833; 140.1033917
Postal code260-0024
(in Japanese)千葉県千葉市中央区中央港一丁目
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Chiba Urban Monorail
Line(s) Keiyō Line
Chiba Urban Monorail Line 1
Statistics 14,559 passengers/day (JR East, FY2011)

Chiba-Minato Station (千葉みなと駅 Chiba-Minato-eki) is a railway station in Mihama-ku, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Chiba Urban Monorail.[1]

Lines

Nishi-Chiba Station is served by the JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line and Chiba Urban Monorail Line 1.

Station layout

JR Chiba-Minato Station is an elevated station with one side platform and one island platform serving three elevated tracks. The Chiba Urban Monorail Chiba-Minato Station has two side platforms with two tracks between them, and is also an elevated station.

The JR East station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]

JR East platforms

JR East platforms, December 2007
1 Keiyō Line for Soga
2 Keiyō Line passing track
3 Keiyō Line for Kaihin-Makuhari and Tokyo

Chiba Urban Monorail platforms

Chiba Urban Monorail Chiba-Minato Station
1/2 Chiba Urban Monorail Line 1 for Chiba, Kenchō-mae, and Chishirodai

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Keiyō Line
Inage-Kaigan   Rapid   Soga
Inage-Kaigan   Local   Soga
Commuter Rapid: no stop
Chiba Urban Monorail Line 1
Terminus - Shiyakusho-mae

History

The JR East station opened on 3 March 1986.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the JR East station was used by an average of 14,559 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

  • Chiba city office
  • Chiba-Chūō Police Station
  • Chiba Port Tower
  • Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art
  • NHK Chiba broadcasting station
  • Chiba Bank Head offixe

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "各駅情報(千葉みなと駅)" [Station Information (Chiba-Minato Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 September 2012. 
  2. "各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度)" [FY2011 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 September 2012. 

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