Inage Station (稲毛駅, Inage-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in Inage-ku, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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 The east side of the station in December 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 3-chōme-19 Inagehigashi, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken, 263-0031 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°38′13.49″N 140°05′33.48″E / 35.6370806°N 140.0926333°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 35.0 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 | 13 September 1899 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 49,966 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
editInage Station is located on the Sōbu Main Line, 35.0 km from Tokyo Station, and is served by both Sōbu Line (Rapid) services and Chūō-Sōbu Line all-stations "Local" services.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two elevated island platforms with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office and also a "View Plaza" travel agency.
Platforms
edit| 1 |  Chūō-Sōbu Line |
for Nishi-Funabashi, Shinjuku, and Mitaka |
| 2 | Chūō-Sōbu Line |
for Chiba |
| 3 |  Sōbu Line (Rapid) |
for Tsudanuma, Kinshicho and Tokyo Yokosuka Line for Yokohama
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| 4 | Sōbu Line (Rapid) |
for Chiba and Narita Airport (Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1) |
History
editThe station opened on 13 September 1899.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 49,966 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Inage Ward Office
- Inage Library
- Chiba City Konakadai Elementary School
- Chiba Municipal Chiba High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 144. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
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Media related to Inage Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)
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