is a passenger

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in the city of

Funabashi, Chiba is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 644,668 in 309,238 households and a population density of . The total area of the city is . It is the Greater Tokyo Area's 7th most populated city (after pa ...

, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator

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Lines

Higashi-Kaijin Station is a station on the

Tōyō Rapid Railway Line The is a rapid transit line owned by the third-sector company Tōyō Rapid Railway Co., Ltd., which runs between Nishi-Funabashi Station in Funabashi, Chiba and Tōyō-Katsutadai Station in Yachiyo, Chiba. The name comes from the characters f ...

, and is 2.1 km from the starting point of the line at

Nishi-Funabashi Station is a railway station in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Tokyo Metro, and the Tōyō Rapid Railway. It is the easternmost station of the Tokyo subway network, lying in Chiba Prefecture. Lines ...

Station layout

The station is an underground station with a single

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located on the second story underground. The ticket gates are located on the first story underground.

Platforms

History

Higashi-Kaijin Station was opened on April 27, 1996.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 4,273 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

*Funabashi City Hinodai Historical Park Museum (adjacent to Kaijin Junior High School) *Funabashi City Kaijin Junior High School (northwest side of the station) *Funabashi City Funabashi Junior High School *Funabashi City Kaijin Elementary School (south side of the station) * Shin-Funabashi Station

References

External links

Tōyō Rapid Railway Station information
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1996 Funabashi {{Chiba-railstation-stub