is a junction passenger

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...

in the city of

Ichikawa, Chiba 240px, Ichikawa City Hall is a city in western Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 491,716 in 251,142 households and a population density of 8559 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . The city has a conc ...

, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (

Toei Subway The is one of two subway systems in Tokyo, the other being Tokyo Metro. The Toei Subway lines were originally licensed to the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (the predecessor of Tokyo Metro) but were constructed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government ...

). It is the only station on the Toei Subway that is located in Chiba Prefecture.

Lines

Moto-Yawata Station is served by the Chūō-Sōbu Line of JR East and the

Toei Shinjuku Line The is a rapid transit line in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). The line runs between Motoyawata Station in Ichikawa, Chiba in the east and Shinjuku Station in the west. At Shin ...

subway. The 23.5 kilometer

terminates at this station.

Station layout

The station is divided into two sections: the elevated JR station and the underground subway station. The areas outside the ticket gates of the two sections are connected by a passage.

JR Platforms

The JR station has one island platform serving two tracks. There is no platform for rapid and limited express services on the two other tracks of the

Sōbu Main Line The is a Japanese railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan. It connects Tokyo with the east coast of Chiba Prefecture, passing through the cities of Funabashi, Chiba, and Chōshi. Its name derives from the ol ...

. File:JREast-Sobu-main-line-JB28-Moto-yawata-station-platform-20190914-133136.jpg, JR East platforms

Toei Platforms

The subway station also has one island platform serving two tracks. While one end of the subway station is connected to the JR East station, the other end is connected to Keisei Yawata Station on the Keisei Main Line. File:Moto Yawata Station-2a.jpg, Toei platforms

History

The station opened on the Sōbu Main Line on September 1, 1935.Moto-Yawata Station information by JR East
Retrieved on 2008-10-26. The Toei Shinjuku Line was extended to this station on March 19, 1989.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 60,125 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The Toei Subway portion of the station was used by 40,500 passengers daily

Surrounding area

* Ichikawa City Hall

References

External links

Moto-Yawata Station (JR East)

{{Toei Shinjuku Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1935 Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture Sōbu Main Line Ichikawa, Chiba