is a passenger railway station in the city of

Matsudo, Chiba 260px, Matsudo City Hall is a city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 498,575 in 242,981 households and a population density of 8100 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Matsudo is locat ...

, Japan, operated by

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-Yahashira Station is served by the

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 ...

between Fuchūhommachi and Nishi-Funabashi, with some trains continuing to

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

via 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 ...

. It is located 61.6 kilometers from Fuchūhommachi Station.

Station layout

Shin-Yahashira Station - platforms - Oct 6 2015

The station consists of two opposed underground

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. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

Shin-Yahashira Station opened on 2 October 1978.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 24,705 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

* Yabashira Station (

Shin-Keisei Line The is a railway line in Japan owned by the private railway company Shin-Keisei Electric Railway, a subsidiary of Keisei Electric Railway. The line runs between Matsudo Station in Matsudo, Chiba, and Keisei-Tsudanuma Station in Narashino, Chiba ...

) * Matsudo Museum * Yahashira Cemetery * Forest and Park for the 21st Century　( ja)

References

External links

JR East station information
{{Musashino Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1978 Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture Musashino Line Matsudo