Futamatashimmachi Station (二俣新町駅, Futamata-Shinmachi-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1][2]

Lines and services

Futamatashimmachi Station is served by the Keiyō Line between Tokyo and Soga, and is located 22.6 km from the western terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.[3] Located on the south side of the triangle formed by the Keiyō Line and Musashino Line, this station is not served by Musashino Line through services.[3]

Station layout

The elevated station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.[3] The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms

1 JE Keiyō Line for Kaihimmakuhari and Soga
2 JE Keiyō Line for Maihama, Shin-Kiba, and Tokyo

History

The station opened on 1 December 1988.[3]

Station numbering was introduced in 2016 with Futamatashimmachi being assigned station number JE10.[4][5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4,983 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[6] It is significantly less used than its neighboring stations due to its inconvenient location near a highway interchange; for comparison, Minami-Funabashi Station to its east was used by an average of 22,763 passengers daily.[6]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 4,617[7]
2005 4,676[8]
2010 5,119[9]
2015 4,897[10]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 各駅情報（二俣新町駅） [Station Information (Futamatashimmachi Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  2. ^ "JR East Railway Major Route: Metropolitan Area" (PDF). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d Kawashima, Ryozo (December 2009). 日本の鉄道 東海道ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１１巻 東京南東部・千葉北西部 [Railways of Japan – Tokaido Line – Lines/Stations/Track plans – Vol 11 South-east Tokyo and North-west Chiba]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 13/39. ISBN 978-4-06-270021-4.
  4. ^ "⾸都圏エリアへ 「駅ナンバリング」を導⼊します" [Introduce “station numbering” to the Tokyo metropolitan area] (PDF). jreast.co.jp (in Japanese). 6 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  5. ^ Kusamachi, Yoshikazu (7 April 2016). "JA・JK・JT・AKB…JR東日本、首都圏で駅ナンバリングなど導入へ" [JA, JK, JT, AKB … JR East to introduce station numbering in the Tokyo metropolitan area]. Response Automotive Media (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  6. ^ a b 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  7. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度） [Fiscal 2000 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  8. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） [Fiscal 2005 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  9. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [FY2010 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  10. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [FY2015 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  11. ^ Ichikawaminami High School official website Archived 21 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 January 2013. (in Japanese)
  12. ^ Kohya Junior High School official website Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 January 2013. (in Japanese)

External links

Media related to Futamata-Shimmachi Station at Wikimedia Commons