is a passenger

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in the city of

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, Japan, operated by

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(JR East).

Lines

Minami-Funabashi Station is served by the

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from and also by the orbital

Musashino Line The is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It links Tsurumi Station in Yokohama with Nishi-Funabashi Station in Chiba Prefecture, forming a 100.6 km unclosed loop around central Tokyo. Passenger operations ...

from via . It is 26.0 kilometers from

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Station layout

The elevated station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The two centre tracks are used by terminating Musashino Line services. The station is staffed.

Platforms

File:JREast-Minami-funabashi-station-platform.jpg, View of the platforms looking westward, June 2008 File:Minami-Funabashi 20110514.JPG, View looking west, showing the terminating centre (Musashino Line) tracks, May 2011 File:JR Minami Funabashi Station - June 22 2019.jpeg, Entrance below the tracks, June 2019

History

The station opened on 3 March 1986.

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was introduced in 2016 with Minami-Funabashi being assigned station number JE11.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 22,763 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

* Lalaport Tokyo Bay shopping mall *

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Funabashi branch

References

External links

JR East station information
{{Keiyo Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1986 Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture Funabashi