Minami-Funabashi Station
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JE11 Minami-Funabashi Station 南船橋駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Station building, April 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2 Wakamatsu, Funabashi-shi, Chiba-ken 273–0013 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°40′53.6484″N 139°59′47.84″E / 35.681569000°N 139.9966222°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line |  Keiyō Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 26.0 km from Tokyo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | JE11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 March 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 22,763 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Minami-Funabashi Station (南船橋駅, Minami-Funabashi-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Funabashi, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Minami-Funabashi Station is served by the Keiyō Line from Tokyo and also by the orbital Musashino Line from Fuchūhommachi via Nishi-Funabashi. It is 26.0 kilometers from Tokyo Station.
Station layout
The elevated station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The two centre tracks are used by terminating Musashino Line services. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | Keiyō Line |
for Kaihimmakuhari, Chibaminato, Soga, Kimitsu, and Kazusa-Ichinomiya |
| 2-3 |  Musashino Line through service |
starting for Nishi-Funabashi, Shim-Matsudo, and Fuchūhommachi |
| 4 | Musashino Line through service |
from Shin-Narashino and Kaihimmakuhari for Nishi-Funabashi, Shim-Matsudo, and Fuchūhommachi |
| Keiyō Line |
for Maihama, Shin-Kiba, and Tokyo |
View of the platforms looking westward, June 2008
View looking west, showing the terminating centre (Musashino Line) tracks, May 2011
Entrance below the tracks, June 2019
History
The station opened on 3 March 1986.[1]
Station numbering was introduced in 2016 with Minami-Funabashi being assigned station number JE11.[2][3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 22,763 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Surrounding area
- Funabashi Racecourse
- Lalaport Tokyo Bay shopping mall
- IKEA Funabashi branch
