is a railway station in

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, Japan, operated by the

East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...

(JR East).

Lines

Shin-Urayasu Station is served by the

Keiyō Line The is a railway line connecting Tokyo and Chiba in Japan, paralleling the edge of Tokyo Bay. It is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The line forms part of what JR East refers to as the around Tokyo, consisting of the Kei ...

between and , and by

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 a ...

through services between Tokyo and . The station is located 16.1 km from the western terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The elevated station consists of two

island platforms 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 four tracks. The station has a "

Midori no Madoguchi , which stands for ''Multi Access (originally Magnetic-electronic Automatic) seat Reservation System'', is a train ticket reservation system used by the railway companies of former Japanese National Railways, currently Japan Railways Group (JR Grou ...

" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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

History

The station opened on 1 December 1988.

Station numbering Station numbering is a sign system which assigns station codes consisting of a few letters and numbers to train stations. It aims to facilitate navigation for foreign travelers not familiar with the local language by using globally understood ch ...

was introduced in 2016 with Shin-Urayusu being assigned station number JE08.

Passenger statistics

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

Surrounding area

Tokyo Disney Resort The (local nickname ''TDR'') is a theme park and vacation resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, just east of Tokyo. The resort is fully owned and operated by The Oriental Land Company under a licence from The Walt Disney Company, who constru ...

Meikai University is a private university in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan. History The university was founded in 1970, and obtained its present name in 1988. Programs The university's School of Dentistry is located in Sakado, Saitama is a List of cities in Japan ...

Urayasu campus *

Juntendo University is a private university in Japan. Its headquarters are on its campus in Bunkyo, Tokyo, for the School of Medicine and in Inzai, Chiba, for the School of Health and Sports Science. The university was established in 1838 for medical and in 1946 f ...

Urayasu campus *

Ryotokuji University is a private university in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, established in 2006. Its facilities include 126 classrooms, a library, four gymnasiums, and an administration area for staff and reception. External links

* Educational institutions es ...

Urayasu Minami High School 260px, old Urayasu is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 170,533 in 81,136 households and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Urayasu is best known as the home of the Tokyo ...

( 千葉県立浦安南高等学校) * Urayasu Police Station

References

External links

Shin-Urayasu Station
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