is a passenger

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...

in the city of

Funabashi, Chiba is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 644,668 in 309,238 households and a population density of . The total area of the city is . It is the Greater Tokyo Area's 7th most populated city (after pa ...

, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Higashi-Funabashi Station is located on the

Sōbu Main Line The is a Japanese railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan. It connects Tokyo with the east coast of Chiba Prefecture, passing through the cities of Funabashi, Chiba, and Chōshi. Its name derives from the ol ...

and is served by Chūō-Sōbu Line local services, and is located 25.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at and 14.2 kilometers from .

Station layout

The station consists of an elevated

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

serving two tracks, with an elevated station building. The station is staffed. File:JR Higashifunabashi sta 001.jpg, The ticket barriers, December 2007

History

Higashi-Funabashi Station opened on 1 October 1981.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,542 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

* *Chiba Prefectural Funabashi High School

References

External links

Higashi-Funabashi Station information
(JR East) {{Chūō-Sōbu Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1981 Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture Funabashi