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Chiba Urban Monorail Line 1
The is a two-line suspended monorail system located in Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by , a so-called " third-sector" company established on March 20, 1979. Investors include the city of Chiba. The first segment (Line 2 from Sports Center Station to Chishirodai Station) opened on March 28, 1988, also the rest by March 24, 1999. The PASMO contactless smart card can be used to purchase fares. It is the world's longest suspended monorail system with a track length of . Routes Line 1 Line 1 connects Chibaminato Station and Kenchōmae Station by a multiple-track route. Operating at 1,500 V DC, trains make four intermediate stops. Station list Line 2 Line 2 connects Chiba Station and Chishiro-dai Station. Operating at 1,500 V DC, trains make 11 intermediate stops on the multiple-track route. Nearly all trains continue on Line 1 to Chiba-Minato Station. Station list Extension plans Extensions of Line 1 had been proposed, notably a five-sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiba, Chiba
is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It sits about east of the centre of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. The city became a government-designated city in 1992. In June 2019, its population was 979,768, with a population density of 3,605 people per km2. The city has an area of . Chiba City is one of the Kantō region's primary seaports, and is home to Chiba Port, which handles one of the highest volumes of cargo in Japan. Much of the city is residential, although there are many factories and warehouses along the coast. There are several major urban centres in the city, including Makuhari, a prime waterfront business district in which Makuhari Messe is located, and Central Chiba, in which the prefectural government office and the city hall are located. Chiba is famous for the Chiba Urban Monorail, the longest suspended monorail in the world. Some popular destinations in the city include: Kasori Shell Midden, the largest shellmound in the world at , Inage Beach, the first artifici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PASMO
is a rechargeable contactless smart card electronic money system. It is primarily used for public transport in Tokyo, Japan, where it was introduced on 18 March 2007. Pasmo can also be used as a payment card for vending machines and stores. Pasmo is a development of the Passnet system used by many non- JR railway lines in the Greater Tokyo Area. The system offers interoperability with the JR East Suica system, as well as integrating private bus companies into the former Passnet network. The technology is based on an RFID technology developed by Sony known as FeliCa. As of April 2009, there are over 11 million cards in circulation. Companies and organizations accepting Pasmo Railways Most railway operators introduced the system simultaneously when Pasmo started. * Chiba Urban Monorail (from 14 March 2009) *Enoshima Electric Railway (Enoden) *Hakone Tozan Railway * Hokuso Railway *Izu Hakone Railway ( Daiyuzan Line only) *Keikyu *Keio Corporation *Keisei Electric Railwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiba-Minato Station
is an interchange passenger railway station located in Chūō-ku, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the Chiba Urban Monorail. Lines Chibaminato Station is served by the JR East Keiyō Line and Chiba Urban Monorail Line 1. It is located 39.0 kilometers from the starting point of the Keiyō Line at Tokyo Station and is the terminal station for the Chiba Urban Monorail Line 1. Station layout The JR portion of the station consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three elevated tracks, with the station building underneath. The station is staffed. The Chiba Urban Monorail Chibaminato Station has two side platforms with two tracks between them, and is also an elevated station. JR East platforms Chiba Urban Monorail platforms History The JR East station opened on 3 March 1986. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. Station numbering was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chishiro-dai Station
is a monorail train station on the Chiba Urban Monorail located in Wakaba-ku in the city of Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is the terminal station for Line 2 of the Chiba Urban Monorail and is located 12.0 kilometers from the northern terminus at Chiba Station. History Chishirodai Station was opened on March 28, 1988. Lines *Chiba Urban Monorail ** Line 2 Layout Chishirodai Station is an elevated station with two opposed side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...s serving two tracks. Platform 1 is in use only during rush periods. Platforms External links Chiba Urban Monorail home page Railway stations in Japan opened in 1988 Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture {{Chiba-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiba Station
is a railway station in Chiba, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Chiba Urban Monorail. Lines Chiba Station is served by the following lines. JR East *Sobu Main Line ** Chūō-Sōbu Line ** Sobu Line (Rapid) * Narita Line * Sotobo Line * Uchibo Line Chiba Urban Monorail * Line 1 * Line 2 Station layout JR East Chiba Urban Monorail History The station opened on 20 July 1894. The present station building was built in 1963. Rebuilding work is scheduled to start in January 2010, with the new station building opening in fiscal 2015. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by 105,812 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 33rd-busiest station operated by JR East. In fiscal 2011, the Chiba Urban Monorail station was used by an average of 10,639 passengers per day (boarding passengers only), making it the busiest station operated by Chiba Urban Monorail. The daily passenger figures (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keisei Chiba Station
is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Chiba, Japan, operated by the Keisei Electric Railway. Lines Keisei Chiba Station is served by the Keisei Chiba Line, and is 12.3 km from the terminus of the line at Keisei-Tsudanuma Station. It is also connected by escalators and a moving walkway to the Chiba Urban Monorail. Station layout Keisei Chiba Station has two elevated opposed side platforms with the station building underneath. Platforms History Keisei Chiba Station was opened on December 1, 1967 as . The station was renamed to its present name on April 1, 1987. The Chiba Express Line (now Keisei Chihara Line) began operations from April 1992. Surrounding area * Chiba Station (JR Lines and Chiba Urban Monorail The is a two-line suspended monorail system located in Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by , a so-called " third-sector" company established on March 20, 1979. Investors include the city of Chiba. The first segment ...) External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keisei Chihara Line
The is a railway line in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Keisei Railway. The line (with direct services to and from the Keisei Main Line and Keisei Chiba Line) starts from Chiba-Chūō Station and ends at Chiharadai Station. Stations * All trains are local trains that stop at every station. History The line was originally planned by Kominato Railway, which obtained the government license for the new line between Hon-Chiba Station in central Chiba and Amaariki Station on the existing Kominato Railway Line in December 1957. Following years of suspension of the project, in December 1975, the license was transferred to , which was jointly established by Keisei Electric Railway and the Kominato Railway receiving investment from local governments and other sources. By the 1970s, the need for the railway had been increasing as the development of Chiba Ichihara New Town was in progress along the planned route. The plan was changed to make connection with the Keisei Chiba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keisei Chiba Line
The is a railway line in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway. It branches from the Keisei Main Line {{Infobox rail line , name = Keisei Main Line , native_name = 京成本線 , native_name_lang = ja , color = 005aaa , logo = {{KSLS, KS, 50 , logo_width = , image = Keisei-Series3000-3042.jpg , image_width = 3 ... at Keisei Tsudanuma Station and connects to Chiba Chūō Station. At Chiba Chūō Station, the line is connected to the Chihara Line. History The entire line opened on 17 July 1921 as an electrified, dual-track, gauge branch line. On 10 October 1959, the line was regauged to in conjunction with the regauging of the Main Line. Stations * All trains are local trains that stop at all stations. Operation Pattern The local train on the line stops at every station. In the daytime, Shin-Keisei through service trains from Keisei Tsudanuma to Chiharadai station and trains fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keisei Electric Railway
The (stylized as K'SEI since 2001) is a major private railway in Chiba Prefecture and Tokyo, Japan. The name ''Keisei'' is the combination of the kanji 京 from and 成 from , which the railway's main line connects. The combination uses different readings than the ones used in the city names. The railway's main line runs from Tokyo to Narita and the eastern suburb cities of Funabashi, Narashino, Yachiyo, and Sakura. Keisei runs an airport limited express train called the ''Skyliner'' from Ueno and to Narita International Airport. In addition to its railway business, the Keisei Electric Railway Company owns large bus and taxi services and some real estate holdings. It owns a large share of the Oriental Land Company which owns and manages the Tokyo Disney Resort. Keisei is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 index. History Keisei was founded on June 30, 1909 and began services on November 3, 1912, initially operating local train service ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narita Line
The Narita Line ( ja, 成田線, ) is the name for a combination of three railway lines located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The main line connects Sakura Station and Matsugishi Station (as an alternate route to the Sōbu Main Line), and is sometimes referred to as the Samatsu Line ( ja, 佐松線, links=no, ). A branch line from Abiko Station to Narita Station is often called the Abiko Line ( ja, 我孫子線, links=no, ), and a second branch, known as the Airport Line ( ja, 空港線, links=no, ) connects Narita to Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station. The first two lines are owned and operated by JR East; the Airport Line is owned by a separate company, Narita Airport Rapid Railway, which allows JR East and Keisei Railway to use the line for passenger services. Stations Main line Legend: * ● : All trains stop * , : All trains pass All stations are located in Chiba Prefecture. Abiko branch line Airport branch line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uchibō Line
The is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) adjacent to Tokyo Bay, paralleling the western (i.e., inner) shore of the Bōsō Peninsula. It connects Soga Station in the city of Chiba to Awa-Kamogawa Station in the city of Kamogawa, passing through the municipalities of Chiba, Ichihara, Sodegaura, Kisarazu, Kimitsu, Futtsu, Kyonan, Tateyama, and Minamibōsō. The line is connected at both ends to the Sotobō Line. The name of the Uchibō Line in the Japanese language is formed from two kanji characters. The first, , means "inner" and the second, is the first character of the Bōsō. The name of the line thus refers to its location along the inner part of the Bōsō Peninsula in relation to the Tokyo Metropolitan Area, as opposed to the Sotobō Line, "outer Bōsō" which is on the opposite side of the peninsula. South of Kimitsu is single track, and north of Kimitsu is double track. Station list ;Legend * ● : All trains stop * , : All trains p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sotobō Line
The is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) adjacent to the Pacific Ocean, on the eastern (i.e., outer) side of the Bōsō Peninsula. It connects Chiba Station in Chiba to Awa-Kamogawa Station in Kamogawa, passing through Ōamishirasato, Mobara, Chōsei, Ichinomiya, Isumi, Onjuku, and Katsuura. The line is connected to the Uchibō Line at both ends. South of Kazusa-Ichinomiya is single track, and north of Kazusa-Ichinomiya is double track. Services In addition to local services, limited express and Rapid ("Commuter Rapid") services run on this line. *Limited Express ''Wakashio'' : – (Keiyō Line) – – :(some operate as all-stations "Local" services between and Awa-Kamogawa *Rapid / Commuter Rapid ** – (Yokosuka Line) – Tokyo – (Sōbu Line (Rapid)) – Soga – **Tokyo – (Keiyō Line) – Soga – – Kazusa-Ichinomiya (some to/from Katsuura, or on the Tōgane Line) Station list ; Legend * ● : All trains stop * ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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