Ichikawa Station
Railway station in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
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Ichikawa Station (市川駅, Ichikawa-eki) is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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The south entrance and station forecourt, July 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Ichikawa, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba-ken 272-0034 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°43′44.86″N 139°54′27.72″E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | |||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 15.4 km from Tokyo | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" ) | |||||||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 July 1894 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 61,575daily | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
Ichikawa Station is served by the Sōbu Line (Rapid) and all-stations Chūō-Sōbu Line services, and is located 15.4 kilometers from the western terminus of both lines at Tokyo Station.
Station layout
The station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks, with additional passing tracks on either side of the Sōbu Line (Rapid) tracks for non-stop (limited express and commuter rapid) services. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The "Shapo" shopping building adjoins the station.
Platforms
| 1 |  Chūō-Sōbu Line |
for Kinshichō, Akihabara, and Shinjuku |
| 2 | Chūō-Sōbu Line |
for Nishi-Funabashi, Tsudanuma, and Chiba |
| 3 |  Sōbu Line (Rapid) |
for Kinshichō, Tokyo Yokosuka Line for Yokohama
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| 4 | Sōbu Line (Rapid) |
for Funabashi, Chiba, Narita, Kisarazu, and Kazusa-Ichinomiya |
View from the Chūō-Sōbu Line platform, with the Sōbu Line (Rapid) platform on the left, March 2007
The platforms in February 2014
The ticket barriers, October 2011
History
The station opened on 20 July 1894.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]
Passenger statistics
Surrounding area
- Ichikawamama Station (on the Keisei Main Line, approximate 500 m away)
- Chiba University of Commerce
- Wayo Women's University
- Konodai Girls' School
- Edo River
National Route 14
Bus services
Bus stops are located on the north and south sides of the station, served by Keisei Bus. As of January 2015, the following bus services are available from Ichikawa Station.[7]
- NORTH EXIT
- Keisei Bus
| Service No. | Destination |
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| 松11 | Matsudo Station via Konodai Station |
| 市41・42, 市45 | Higashi-Matsudo Station |
| 松51, 松54・55, 市43・44 | Matsudo Station via Horinouchi, Kita-Kokubun Station, Seitoku Gakuen[8][9] |
| 市81・82 (Part services are express) | Kita-Kokubun Station via Konodai Station |
| 市61, 市62, 市63 | Motoyawata Station |
- SOUTH EXIT
- Keisei Transit Bus
| Service No. | Destination |
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| 市川01 | Motoyawata Station |
| 市川02 (midnight bus) | Gyotoku Station |
| 市川03 | Nishi-Funabashi Station |
| Airport bus | Haneda Airport |
