Minami-Funabashi Station
{{short description|Railway station in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox station
| name = {{JRSN|JE|11|size=50}}
Minami-Funabashi Station
| style = JR East
| native_name = 南船橋駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Minami-Funabashi Sta.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Station building, April 2012
| other_name =
| address = 2 Wakamatsu, Funabashi-shi, Chiba-ken 273–0013
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{Coord|35|40|53.6484|N|139|59|47.84|E|source:kowiki_region:JP|display=inline, title}}
| operator = JR East
| line = {{JRLS|JE}} Keiyō Line
| distance = 26.0 km from {{STN|Tokyo|x}}
| platforms = 2 island platforms
| connections = {{Plainlist|
- Bus terminal
}}
| structure = Elevated
| bicycle = Yes
| code = JE11
| accessible = Yes
| status = Staffed
| website = {{Official Website|1=https://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1500}}
| opened = 3 March 1986
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 22,763 daily
| pass_year = FY2019
| map_type = Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label = Minami-Funabashi Station
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East
|line=Keiyo|left=Shin-Urayasu|note-left={{JRSN|JE|08|size=25}}|note-mid={{SLL|Rapid|green|white}}|right=Kaihimmakuhari|note-right={{JRSN|JE|14|size=25}}
|line2=Keiyo|left2=Futamatashimmachi|note-left2={{JRSN|JE|10|size=30}}|note-mid2={{SLL|Local|dodgerblue|white}}|right2=Shin-Narashino|note-right2={{JRSN|JE|12|size=30}}
|line3=Shimosa|left3=Nishi-Funabashi|note-left3={{JRSN|JM|10|size=25}}|right3=Shin-Narashino|note-right3={{JRSN|JE|12|size=25}}
|line4=Musashino Line|left4=Nishi-Funabashi|note-left4={{JRSN|JM|10|size=25}}|note-mid4=Keiyō Line through-service|right4=Shin-Narashino|note-right4={{JRSN|JE|12|size=25}}|to-right4=Kaihimmakuhari}}
}}
{{Nihongo|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).
Lines
Minami-Funabashi Station is served by the Keiyō Line from {{STN|Tokyo|x}} and also by the orbital Musashino Line from {{STN|Fuchūhommachi|x}} via {{STN|Nishi-Funabashi|x}}. It is 26.0 kilometers from Tokyo Station.
Station layout
File:Rail Tracks map JR-E Keiyo Line Branch.svg
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=
{{jpf|first=2|pfn=1|symbol={{JRLS|JE}}|name=Keiyō Line|dir=for {{STN|Kaihimmakuhari|x}}, {{STN|Chibaminato|x}}, {{STN|Soga|x}}, {{STN|Kimitsu|x}}, and {{STN|Kazusa-Ichinomiya|x}}}}
{{jpf|pfn=2-3|symbol={{JRLS|JM}}|name=Musashino Line through service|dir=starting for {{STN|Nishi-Funabashi|x}}, {{STN|Shim-Matsudo|x}}, and {{STN|Fuchūhommachi|x}}}}
{{jpfm|Lspan=2|pfn=4|symbol={{JRLS|JM}}|name=Musashino Line through service|dir=from {{STN|Shin-Narashino|x}} and Kaihimmakuhari for Nishi-Funabashi, Shim-Matsudo, and Fuchūhommachi}}
{{jpfm|first=3|symbol={{JRLS|JE}}|name=Keiyō Line|dir=for {{STN|Maihama|x}}, {{STN|Shin-Kiba|x}}, and {{STN|Tokyo|x}}}}
File:JREast-Minami-funabashi-station-platform.jpg|View of the platforms looking westward, June 2008
File:Minami-Funabashi 20110514.JPG|View looking west, showing the terminating centre (Musashino Line) tracks, May 2011
File:JR Minami Funabashi Station - June 22 2019.jpeg|Entrance below the tracks, June 2019
History
The station opened on 3 March 1986.{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1500|title=JR East Station Information|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 16 May 2011}}
Station numbering was introduced in 2016 with Minami-Funabashi being assigned station number JE11.{{Cite web |date=6 April 2016 |title=⾸都圏エリアへ 「駅ナンバリング」を導⼊します |trans-title=Introduce “station numbering” to the Tokyo metropolitan area |url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2016/20160402.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207004741/https://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2016/20160402.pdf |archive-date=7 December 2022 |access-date=7 January 2023 |website=jreast.co.jp |language=ja}}{{Cite web |last=Kusamachi |first=Yoshikazu |date=7 April 2016 |title=JA・JK・JT・AKB…JR東日本、首都圏で駅ナンバリングなど導入へ |trans-title=JA, JK, JT, AKB … JR East to introduce station numbering in the Tokyo metropolitan area |url=https://response.jp/article/2016/04/07/273025.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806133507/https://response.jp/article/2016/04/07/273025.html |archive-date=6 August 2022 |access-date=7 January 2023 |website=Response Automotive Media |language=ja}}
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 22,763 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web|url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_01.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)|year= 2020|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 11 August 2020}}
Surrounding area
- Funabashi Racecourse
- Lalaport Tokyo Bay shopping mall
- IKEA Funabashi branch
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category-inline}}
- [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1500 JR East station information] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Keiyo Line}}
Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1986