Shin-Urayasu Station

Shin-Urayasu Station (新浦安駅, Shin-Urayasu-eki) is a railway station in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[2]

JE08 Shin-Urayasu Station 新浦安駅
South Entrance in September 2017
Location	1-1-1 Irifune, Urayasu, Chiba （浦安市入船1丁目1-1） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JE Keiyō Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	JE08
History
Opened	1 December 1988
Passengers
FY2016	55,729 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station   JR East   Following station Maihama JE07 toward Tokyo Keiyō Line   Rapid Minami-Funabashi JE11 toward Soga Keiyō Line   Local Ichikawashiohama JE09 toward Soga Keiyō Line   Musashino–Tokyo Ichikawashiohama JE09 toward Fuchūhommachi
Location
Shin-Urayasu Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Shin-Urayasu Station Shin-Urayasu Station (Japan)

Lines

Shin-Urayasu Station is served by the Keiyō Line between Tokyo and Soga, and by Musashino Line through services between Tokyo and Fuchūhommachi. The station is located 16.1 km from the western terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.[3]

Station layout

The elevated station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks.[3] The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.[2]

Platforms

1, 2	■ Keiyō Line	for Kaihimmakuhari, Chibaminato, Soga, Kimitsu, and Kazusa-Ichinomiya
	■ Musashino Line through service	for Nishi-Funabashi, Shim-Matsudo, and Fuchūhommachi
3, 4	■ Keiyō Line	for Maihama, Shin-Kiba, and Tokyo

The outer tracks (1 and 4) are generally used by stopping trains to allow non-stop trains to pass.[3]

History

The station opened on December 1, 1988.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the JR East station was used by an average of 55,729 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

• Tokyo Disney Resort
• Meikai University Urayasu campus
• Juntendo University Urayasu campus
• Ryotokuji University
• Urayasu Minami High School (千葉県立浦安南高等学校)
• Urayasu Police Station

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 各駅の乗車人員　（2016年度） [Station passenger boarding figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
2. 各駅情報（新浦安駅） [Station Information (Shin-Urayasu Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
3. Kawashima, Ryozo (December 2009). 日本の鉄道　東海道ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１１巻　東京南東部・千葉北西部 [Railways of Japan - Tokaido Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 South-east Tokyo and North-west Chiba]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 39. ISBN 978-4-06-270021-4.

External links

• Shin-Urayasu Station (in Japanese)