Chiba-Minato Station

Chiba-Minato Station
千葉みなと駅

South side of the station, October 2011
Location 1 Chuō-kō, Chuo, Chiba, Chiba
(千葉県千葉市中央区中央港一丁目)
Japan
Coordinates Coordinates: 35°36′22.26″N 140°6′12.21″E / 35.6061833°N 140.1033917°E / 35.6061833; 140.1033917
Operated by
Line(s)
History
Opened 3 March 1986
Traffic
Passengers (JR East, FY2011) 14,559 daily
Location
Chiba-Minato Station
Location within Japan

Chiba-Minato Station (千葉みなと駅 Chiba-Minato-eki) is a railway station in Mihama-ku, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Chiba Urban Monorail.[1]

Lines

Nishi-Chiba Station is served by the JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line and Chiba Urban Monorail Line 1.

Station layout

JR Chiba-Minato Station is an elevated station with one side platform and one island platform serving three elevated tracks. The Chiba Urban Monorail Chiba-Minato Station has two side platforms with two tracks between them, and is also an elevated station.

The JR East station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]

JR East platforms

JR East platforms, December 2007
1  Keiyō Line for Soga
2  Keiyō Line passing track
3  Keiyō Line for Kaihin-Makuhari and Tokyo

Chiba Urban Monorail platforms

Chiba Urban Monorail Chiba-Minato Station
1/2  Chiba Urban Monorail Line 1 for Chiba, Kenchō-mae, and Chishirodai

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Keiyō Line
Inage-Kaigan   Rapid   Soga
Inage-Kaigan   Local   Soga
Commuter Rapid: no stop
Chiba Urban Monorail Line 1
Terminus - Shiyakusho-mae

History

The JR East station opened on 3 March 1986.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the JR East station was used by an average of 14,559 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

References

  1. 1 2 3 各駅情報(千葉みなと駅) [Station Information (Chiba-Minato Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [FY2011 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 September 2012.

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