Shin-Urayasu Station (新浦安駅, Shin-Urayasu-eki) is a railway station in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[2]

Lines

Shin-Urayasu Station is served by the Keiyō Line between Tokyo and Soga, and by Musashino Line through services between Tokyo and Fuchūhommachi. The station is located 16.1 km from the western terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.[3]

Station layout

The elevated station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks.[3] The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.[2]

Platforms

1, 2 ■ Keiyō Line for Kaihimmakuhari, Chibaminato, Soga, Kimitsu, and Kazusa-Ichinomiya
■ Musashino Line through service for Nishi-Funabashi, Shim-Matsudo, and Fuchūhommachi
3, 4 ■ Keiyō Line for Maihama, Shin-Kiba, and Tokyo

The outer tracks (1 and 4) are generally used by stopping trains to allow non-stop trains to pass.[3]

History

The station opened on 1 December 1988.[3]

Station numbering was introduced in 2016 with Shin-Urayusu being assigned station number JE08.[4][5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the JR East station was used by an average of 55,729 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 各駅の乗車人員 （2016年度） [Station passenger boarding figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b 各駅情報（新浦安駅） [Station Information (Shin-Urayasu Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  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. 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.

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