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Chiba Station

Chiba Station
千葉駅
JR Chiba sta 002.jpg
Station exterior, August 2009
Location 1 Shin-Chiba, Chūō-ku, Chiba, Chiba
(千葉県千葉市中央区新千葉1丁目)
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
Connections Bus terminal
History
Opened 20 July 1894
Location
Chiba Station is located in Japan
Chiba Station
Chiba Station
Location within Japan

Coordinates: 35°36′47″N 140°06′47″E / 35.613122°N 140.113192°E / 35.613122; 140.113192

Chiba Station (千葉駅 Chiba-eki?) is a railway station in Chiba, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Chiba Urban Monorail.

Chiba Station is served by the following lines.

The station opened on 20 July 1894. The present station building was built in 1963. Rebuilding work is scheduled to start in January 2010, with the new station building opening in fiscal 2015.

In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by 105,812 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 33rd-busiest station operated by JR East. In fiscal 2011, the Chiba Urban Monorail station was used by an average of 10,639 passengers per day (boarding passengers only), making it the busiest station operated by Chiba Urban Monorail. The daily passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for JR East in previous years are as shown below.


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