Moto-Yawata Station
Railway and metro station in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
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Moto-Yawata Station, also known as Motoyawata Station (本八幡駅, Motoyawata-eki), is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei Subway). It is the only station on the Toei Subway that is located in Chiba Prefecture.
Japan
JB28 Moto-Yawata Station (JR) Motoyawata Station (Toei) 本八幡駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Elevated JR Moto-Yawata Station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2-chome Yawata, Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture 272-0021 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35.7218°N 139.9269°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 island platforms (1 JR East, 1 Toei) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 (2 for JR East, 2 for Toei) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | KS16 Keisei Yawata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 September 1935 (JR East) 19 March 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 60,125 (JR); 40,500 (Toei) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
Moto-Yawata Station is served by the Chūō-Sōbu Line of JR East and the Toei Shinjuku Line subway. The 23.5 kilometer Toei Shinjuku Line terminates at this station.
Station layout
The station is divided into two sections: the elevated JR station and the underground subway station. The areas outside the ticket gates of the two sections are connected by a passage.
JR Platforms
The JR station has one island platform serving two tracks.[1] There is no platform for rapid and limited express services on the two other tracks of the Sōbu Main Line.
| 1 |  Chūō-Sōbu Line |
for Kinshichō, Akihabara, Shinjuku and Mitaka |
| 2 | Chūō-Sōbu Line |
for Nishi-Funabashi, Tsudanuma and Chiba |
JR East platforms
Toei Platforms
The subway station also has one island platform serving two tracks. While one end of the subway station is connected to the JR East station, the other end is connected to Keisei Yawata Station on the Keisei Main Line.
| 1, 2 |  Shinjuku Line |
for Bakuro-Yokoyama, Ichigaya and Shinjuku Keio Line for Hatsudai, Hatagaya, Meidaimae, Chōfu, and Hashimoto |
Toei platforms
History
The station opened on the Sōbu Main Line on September 1, 1935.[2] The Toei Shinjuku Line was extended to this station on March 19, 1989.
Passenger statistics
Surrounding area
- Ichikawa City Hall
