Chiba New Town Chūō Station (千葉ニュータウン中央駅, Chiba Nyūtaun Chūō-eki) is a junction passenger railway station in located in the city of Inzai, Chiba, Japan, operated jointly by the third-sector railway operator Hokusō Railway and the private railway company Keisei Electric Railway.
HS12 Chiba New Town Chūō Station 千葉ニュータウン中央駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Chiba New Town Chūō Station in February 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-2191 Hara, Inzai-shi, Chiba-ken 271-0096 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°48′00″N 140°06′58″E / 35.8001351°N 140.1162070°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | HS12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 19 March 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 30,028 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editChiba New Town Chūō Station is served by the Hokusō Line and is located 23.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Keisei-Takasago. It is also served by the Narita Sky Access connecting downtown Tokyo with Narita Airport, which uses the same tracks as the Hokusō Line.
Station layout
editThis station consists of one island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building located above the tracks and platforms.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Hokusō Line | for Keisei-Takasago, Oshiage, and Haneda Airport |
| ■ Narita Sky Access | for Keisei-Takasago, Oshiage, and Haneda Airport | |
| 2 | ■ Hokusō Line | for Imba Nihon-idai |
| ■ Narita Sky Access | for Narita Airport |
History
editChiba New Town Chūō Station was opened on 19 March 1984. On 17 July 2010 a station numbering system was introduced to the Hokusō Line, with the station designated HS12.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 30,028 passengers daily. [1]
Surrounding area
edit- Inzai Post Office
- Tokyo Christian University
National Route 464
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 民鉄等駅別１日平均運輸状況……｛2018(H30)年度｝ (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
edit Media related to Chiba Newtown Chūō Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Hokusō Line station information (in Japanese)