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
Location2-chome Yawata, Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture 272-0021
Japan
Coordinates35.7218°N 139.9269°E / 35.7218; 139.9269
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms2 island platforms (1 JR East, 1 Toei)
Tracks4 (2 for JR East, 2 for Toei)
ConnectionsKS16 Keisei Yawata
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
Station code
  • JB28 (Chūō-Sōbu Line)
  • S-21 (Toei Shinjuku Line)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 September 1935 (1935-09-01) (JR East)
19 March 1989 (1989-03-19)
Passengers
FY201860,125 (JR); 40,500 (Toei)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) 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 is located in Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula
Motoyawata Station
Motoyawata Station
Location within Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula
Motoyawata Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Motoyawata Station
Motoyawata Station
Motoyawata Station (Chiba Prefecture)
Motoyawata Station is located in Japan
Motoyawata Station
Motoyawata Station
Motoyawata 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
  • JR East platforms
    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
  • Toei platforms
    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

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.

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