is a passenger

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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 The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and 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 in ...

(JR East).

Lines

Funabashihōten Station is served 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 unclosed loop around central Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tok ...

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

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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 Ke ...

. It is located 68.9 kilometers from Fuchūhommachi Station.

Station layout

The station consists of an

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serving two tracks. The platforms are located in a cutting below street level, with the station building above. The station is staffed.

Platforms

JREast-Musashino-line-Funabashi-hoten-station-platform

History

The station opened on 2 October 1978.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 18,815 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

Nakayama Racecourse was built in 1990 in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan, for horse racing Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for c ...

* Chiba Ichikawa Higashi High School * Chiba Funabashi-Hōten High School * Matsugane Stable

Bus routes

*AEON MALL Shuttle Bus **For AEON MALL FUNABASHI *

Keisei Bus The is a bus company within the Keisei Group. It was established on 1 October 2003 to inherit all business of the Keisei Electric Railway bus department. Local bus services Offices * Edogawa Office * Kanamachi Office * Matsudo Office * Ichikawa ...

Fighters Town Line and Keisei Bus System Kashiwai Line **For

Nishi-Funabashi Station is a railway station in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Tokyo Metro, and the Tōyō Rapid Railway. It is the easternmost station of the Tokyo subway network, lying in Chiba Prefecture. Lines ...

and Ichikawa Office * Chiba Rainbow Bus Shiroi Line **For

and Shiroi Station

References

External links

Funabashihōten Station information
(JR East) {{DEFAULTSORT:Funabashi-Hoten Station Railway stations in Japan opened in 1978 Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture Funabashi Musashino Line