Kaihimmakuhari Station

Kaihimmakuhari Station (海浜幕張駅, Kaihin-makuhari-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Mihama-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

JE14
Kaihimmakuhari Station

海浜幕張駅
The south entrance in January 2023
General information
Location2-110 Hibino, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken 261-0021
Japan
Coordinates35°38′54.0132″N 140°2′30.83″E / 35.648337000°N 140.0418972°E / 35.648337000; 140.0418972
Operated by JR East
Line(s)JE Keiyō Line
Distance31.7 km from Tokyo
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus terminal
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeJE14
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened3 March 1986
Passengers
FY201968,111 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Tokyo
TYOJE01
Terminus
Wakashio
(limited service)
Soga
towards Awa-Kamogawa
Minami-Funabashi
JE11
towards Tokyo
Keiyō Line
Rapid
Kemigawahama
JE15
towards Soga
Makuharitoyosuna
JE13
towards Tokyo
Keiyō Line
Local
Makuharitoyosuna
JE13
towards Ōmiya
Shimōsa Terminus
Makuharitoyosuna
JE13
Musashino Line
Keiyō Line through-service
Location
Kaihimmakuhari Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Kaihimmakuhari Station
Kaihimmakuhari Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Kaihimmakuhari Station is located in Japan
Kaihimmakuhari Station
Kaihimmakuhari Station
Kaihimmakuhari Station (Japan)
JR platforms, 2023

Lines

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Kaihimmakuhari Station is served by the Keiyō Line and is the turnaround point for many local trains to and from Tokyo Station. It is also served by Musashino Line trains to and from Fuchūhommachi during rush hours. It is 43.4 kilometers (27.0 mi) from the western terminus of the Keiyō Line at Tokyo Station.

Some Uchibō Line limited express Sazanami and some Sotobō Line limited express Wakashio services stop at this station.[2] JR periodically offers additional limited express trains to Tokyo Station during major events at Makuhari Messe, such as the Tokyo Motor Show and CEATEC. [citation needed]

Station layout

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Kaihimmakuhari Station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks.[3] The station is staffed.

Platforms

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1-2 JE Keiyō Line for Chibaminato, Soga, Kazusa-Ichinomiya, and Kimitsu
2-3 JM Musashino Line through service for Nishi-Funabashi, Shim-Matsudo, and Fuchūhommachi
2-4 JE Keiyō Line for Minami-Funabashi, Maihama, Shin-Kiba, and Tokyo

Platforms 2 and 3 are used by stopping trains to allow non-stop trains to pass.[3]

History

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Kaihimmakuhari Station opened on 3 March 1986.[3] The station and all lines servering it were absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.

Station numbering was introduced in 2016 with Kaihimmakuhari being assigned station number JE13.[4][5] With the opening of Makuharitoyosuna station on 18 March 2023, Kaihimmakuhari was reassigned station number JE14.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 68,111 passengers daily[6]

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 38,056[7]
2005 48,813[8]
2010 52,397[9]
2015 63,225[10]

Surrounding area

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Kaihimmakuhari Station is close to Makuhari new town which also received the Good Design Award. The following can also be found close to the station.

Bus terminal

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Highway buses

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Local bus services

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Stop No. Japanese Reading For Via Operator
1[22] 幕01 Makuharihongō 01 Makuharihongō Station Drivers License Center Keisei Bus
2[22] 幕01 Makuharihongō 01 ZOZO Marine Stadium,[23][11] Medical Center, and Makuhari Messe Central   Keisei Bus
3[22] 幕22 Makuharihongo 22 Makuharihongō Station KUIS and Columbus City Keisei Bus
イオン65 Aeon Mall 65 Makuharitoyosuna Station Aeon Mall Makuhari Shintoshin Aeon Style Entrance Keisei Bus and Chiba City Bus
海62 Kaihimmakuhari 62 Shintoshin Eigyōsho (Shintoshin Office)   Keisei Bus
4[22] 海01 Kaihimmakuhari 01 Baytown loop line (Town Route)   Keisei Bus
海02 Kaihimmakuhari 02
海03 Kaihimmakuhari 03
海11 Kaihimmakuhari 11
5[22] 海21 Kaihimmakuhari 21 Baytown loop line (Marine Route)   Keisei Bus
海22 Kaihimmakuhari 22
海23 Kaihimmakuhari 23
海31 Kaihimmakuhari 31
海02 Kaihimmakuhari 02 Baytown loop line High-tech Street Keisei Bus
海03 Kaihimmakuhari 03
海22 Kaihimmakuhari 22
海23 Kaihimmakuhari 23
海51 Kaihimmakuhari 51 Keisei Makuhari Station High-tech Street Keisei Bus
海52 Kaihimmakuhari 52 Keisei Makuhari Station (starting Kaihimmakuhari Station) Keisei Bus
6[22] 海57 Kaihimmakuhari 57 Kaihimmakuhari Station ZOZOPARK Keisei Bus
八千04 Yachiyo 02 Yachiyodai Station Shin-Kemigawa Station Keisei Bus
7[24]     Makuhari Messe Central   Chiba Seaside Bus
    ZOZO Marine Stadium  
    JR Makuhari Station Ito Yokado
    Hanamigawa-kuyakusho (Hanamigawa Ward Office) JR Makuhari Station
    Hanashima-koen (Hanashima Park) JR Makuhari Station and Koyatsu
JR Makuhari Station and Hashido
    Yachiyodai Station JR Makuhari Station and Daiyon-chūgakkō (the 4th junior high school)
    Yachiyodai Station JR Makuhari Station and Hitachi
    Hitachi JR Makuhari Station
    Makuharihongō Station Makuhari 2-chōme
    Makuhari-eki-iriguchi (Front of Makuhari Station) The Open University
South Entrance
1[25] 海21 Kaihimmakuhari 21 Baytown loop line (Marine Route)   Keisei Bus
海22 Kaihimmakuhari 22
海23 Kaihimmakuhari 23
2[25] 海01 Kaihimmakuhari 01 Kaihimmakuhari Station (Baytown loop line)   Keisei Bus
海02 Kaihimmakuhari 02
海03 Kaihimmakuhari 03
海11 Kaihimmakuhari 11
海21 Kaihimmakuhari 21
海22 Kaihimmakuhari 22
海23 Kaihimmakuhari 23
海31 Kaihimmakuhari 31

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 各駅情報(海浜幕張駅) [Station Information: Kaihimmakurai Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  2. ^ JR Timetable, August 2011 issue, p.110-111
  3. ^ a b c Kawashima, Ryozo (December 2009). 日本の鉄道 東海道ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第11巻 東京南東部・千葉北西部 [Railways of Japan - Tokaido Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 South-east Tokyo and North-west Chiba]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 39. ISBN 978-4-06-270021-4.
  4. ^ "⾸都圏エリアへ 「駅ナンバリング」を導⼊します" [Introduce “station numbering” to the Tokyo metropolitan area] (PDF). jreast.co.jp (in Japanese). 6 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  5. ^ Kusamachi, Yoshikazu (7 April 2016). "JA・JK・JT・AKB…JR東日本、首都圏で駅ナンバリングなど導入へ" [JA, JK, JT, AKB … JR East to introduce station numbering in the Tokyo metropolitan area]. Response Automotive Media (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger boarding figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  8. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger boarding figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  9. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger boarding figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  10. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger boarding figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  11. ^ a b 千葉マリン新名称が「ZOZOマリンスタジアム」に決定 (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Lotte Marines. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Timetable". keiseibus.co.jp. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  13. ^ "Timetable". keiseibus.co.jp. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  14. ^ 関東鉄道株式会社. 鹿島~TDR・東京テレポート駅線|高速バスご利用案内|バス情報|関東鉄道|地域のふれあいパートナー. kantetsu.co.jp. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  15. ^ ちばフラワーバス ストロベリーライナー. flower-bus.co.jp. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  16. ^ ちばフラワーバス 幕張~酒々井線. flower-bus.co.jp. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  17. ^ 河口湖~西船橋・津田沼線 ※期間限定運行 - 富士急行バス. bus.fujikyu.co.jp. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  18. ^ 奈良~横浜・上野・東京スカイツリータウン前・「東京ディズニーリゾート®」 | 夜行高速バス | 京成バス. keiseibus.co.jp. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  19. ^ 千葉中央バス/高速バス/京都線. chibachuobus.co.jp. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  20. ^ 神戸・大阪~横浜・東京駅・「東京ディズニーリゾート®」. keiseibus.co.jp. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  21. ^ 成田空港交通 / 和歌山線. nariku.co.jp. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  22. ^ a b c d e f 海浜幕張駅 のりば地図 [Kaihimmakuhari Station Bus stop map] (in Japanese). Japan: Keisei Bus Co., Ltd. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  23. ^ 2/16 新都心(営)「QVCマリンフィールド」バス停留所の名称変更について (in Japanese). Japan: Keisei Bus Co., Ltd. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  24. ^ 千葉シーサイドバス路線図 [Chiba Seaside Bus route map] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Toyo Bus / Chiba Seaside Bus. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  25. ^ a b 海浜幕張駅南口 のりば地図 [Kaihimmakuhari Station South Entrance Bus stop map] (in Japanese). Japan: Keisei Bus Co., Ltd. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
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