is a passenger

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

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 private railway operator

Tōbu Railway is a Japanese commuter railway and '' keiretsu'' holding company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. Excluding the Japan Railways Group companies, Tobu's rail system is the second lon ...

. The station is numbered "TD-34".

Lines

Shin-Funabashi Station is served by

Tobu Urban Park Line is a Japanese commuter railway and ''keiretsu'' holding company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. Excluding the Japan Railways Group companies, Tobu's rail system is the second longes ...

(also known as the Tōbu Noda Line), and lies from the western terminus of the line at Ōmiya Station.

Station layout

This station consists of two elevated opposed

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...

s serving two tracks, with the station building located underneath.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 15 September 1956. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with NIshi-Funabashi Station becoming "TD-34".

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 13,943 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

*AEON MALL FUNABASHI **It departs from this commercial complex that ''AEON MALL FUNABASHI Shuttle Bus'' bound for Funabashi-Hoten Station * Higashi-Kaijin Station **Seven minutes' walk brings passengers to the station.

References

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Railway station information
{{Tobu Urban Park Line Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1956 Tobu Noda Line Stations of Tobu Railway Funabashi