Moto-Yawata Station

Moto-Yawata Station (本八幡駅, Moto-Yawata-eki) is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei Subway). It is the only station on the Toei Subway that is located in Chiba Prefecture.

JB28 S21
Moto-Yawata Station

本八幡駅
Elevated JR Moto-Yawata Station
Location2-chome Yawata, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba-ken 272-0021
Japan
Coordinates35.7218°N 139.9269°E / 35.7218; 139.9269
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms2 island platforms
ConnectionsKS16 Keisei Yawata Station
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
Station code
  • JB28 (Chūō-Sōbu Line)
  • S-21 (Toei Shinjuku Line)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedSeptember 1, 1935
Passengers
FY201860,125 (JR); 40,500 (Toei)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Ichikawa
JB27
toward Mitaka
 Chūō–Sōbu Line Shimōsa-Nakayama
JB29
toward Chiba
Preceding station Toei Subway Following station
Funabori
S17
toward Shinjuku
 Shinjuku Line
Express
 Terminus
Shinozaki
S20
toward Shinjuku
 Shinjuku Line
Local
Location
Moto-Yawata Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Moto-Yawata Station
Moto-Yawata Station (Japan)

Lines

Moto-Yawata Station is served by the Chūō-Sōbu Line of JR East and the Toei Shinjuku Line subway. The 23.5 kilometer Toei Shinjuku Line terminates at this station.

Station layout

The station is divided into two sections: the elevated JR station and the underground subway station. The areas outside the ticket gates of the two sections are connected by a passage.

JR Platforms

The JR station has one island platform serving two tracks.[1] There is no platform for rapid and limited express services on the two other tracks of the Sōbu Main Line.

1 JB Chūō-Sōbu Line for Kinshichō, Akihabara, Shinjuku and Mitaka
2 JB Chūō-Sōbu Line for Nishi-Funabashi, Tsudanuma and Chiba
  • JR East platforms

Toei Platforms

The subway station also has one island platform serving two tracks. While one end of the subway station is connected to the JR East station, the other end is connected to Keisei Yawata Station on the Keisei Main Line.

1, 2 S Toei Shinjuku Line for Bakuroyokoyama, Ichigaya and Shinjuku
KO Keio Line for Hatsudai, Hatagaya, Meidaimae, Chōfu, and Hashimoto
  • Toei platforms

History

The station opened on the Sōbu Main Line on September 1, 1935.[2] The Toei Shinjuku Line was extended to this station on March 19, 1989.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 60,125 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The Toei Subway portion of the station was used by 40,500 passengers daily[4]

Surrounding area
  • Ichikawa City Hall

See also

References
  1. Moto-Yawata Station guide map by JR East. (in Japanese) Retrieved on 2008-10-26.
  2. Moto-Yawata Station information by JR East. (in Japanese) Retrieved on 2008-10-26.
  3. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. 民鉄等駅別１日平均運輸状況……｛2018(H30)年度｝ (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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