Moto-Yawata Station

Moto-Yawata Station (本八幡駅, Moto-Yawata-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 Moto-Yawata Station 本八幡駅
Elevated JR Moto-Yawata Station
Location	2-chome Yawata, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba-ken 272-0021 Japan
Coordinates	35.7218°N 139.9269°E
Operated by	JR East Toei Subway
Line(s)	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line S Toei Shinjuku Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Connections	KS16 Keisei Yawata Station
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
Station code	JB28 (Chūō-Sōbu Line) S-21 (Toei Shinjuku Line)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	September 1, 1935
Passengers
FY2018	60,125 (JR); 40,500 (Toei)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ichikawa JB27 toward Mitaka Chūō–Sōbu Line Shimōsa-Nakayama JB29 toward Chiba Preceding station Toei Subway Following station Funabori S17 toward Shinjuku Shinjuku Line Express Terminus Shinozaki S20 toward Shinjuku Shinjuku Line Local
Location
Moto-Yawata Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Moto-Yawata Station Moto-Yawata Station (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 Toei Shinjuku Line

for Bakuroyokoyama, 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

References

1. Moto-Yawata Station guide map by JR East. (in Japanese) Retrieved on 2008-10-26.
2. Moto-Yawata Station information by JR East. (in Japanese) Retrieved on 2008-10-26.
3. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
4. 民鉄等駅別１日平均運輸状況……｛2018(H30)年度｝ (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Moto-Yawata Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Moto-Yawata Station (JR East) (in Japanese)
• Motoyawata Station (Toei Subway)