JE10 Futamatashimmachi Station 二俣新町駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Futamata-Shimmachi, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba-ken 272-0002 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°41′29.3172″N 139°57′34.6″E / 35.691477000°N 139.959611°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | JE Keiyō Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 22.6 km from Tokyo | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections |
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Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
Station code | JE10 | ||||||||||
Website | Website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 December 1988 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 4,983 daily | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Futamatashimmachi Station (二俣新町駅, Futamata-Shinmachi-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). [1] [2]
Futamatashimmachi Station is served by the Keiyō Line between Tokyo and Soga, and is located 22.6 km from the western terminus of the line at Tokyo Station. [3] Located on the south side of the triangle formed by the Keiyō Line and Musashino Line, this station is not served by Musashino Line through services. [3]
The elevated station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. [3] The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. [1]
1 | JE Keiyō Line | for Kaihimmakuhari and Soga |
2 | JE Keiyō Line | for Maihama, Shin-Kiba, and Tokyo |
The station opened on 1 December 1988. [3]
Station numbering was introduced in 2016 with Futamatashimmachi being assigned station number JE10. [4] [5]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4,983 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). [6] It is significantly less used than its neighboring stations due to its inconvenient location near a highway interchange; for comparison, Minami-Funabashi Station to its east was used by an average of 22,763 passengers daily. [6]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2000 | 4,617 [7] |
2005 | 4,676 [8] |
2010 | 5,119 [9] |
2015 | 4,897 [10] |
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