Nishi-Funabashi Station


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

Lines

Nishi-Funabashi Station is served by the following lines.
The station consists of six island platforms serving eleven tracks on two levels. The high-level station serves the Keiyō and Musashino Lines. The low level is served by the Sōbu, Tōzai and Tōyō Rapid Railway Lines. The low level can be subdivided into two sections, one served by trains running into Tokyo via the Sōbu Line and the other by trains running into Tokyo via the Tōzai Line, since all the track connections between the two lines are east of the station.
Platforms 1 and 2 are for Sōbu Line trains for, and, and platforms 3 and 4 for trains for,,, and. Platforms 2 and 3 share the same track and are often used to terminate trains from.
Within the Tokyo Metro section, platform 5 is the main platform for Tōyō services to and, while the few trains from the Tōzai Line to Funabashi and Tsudanuma can also leave from here. Platform 6 is mainly used for terminating Tōzai Line trains, although it is used for through services in peak hours. Platform 7 is mainly used for Tōzai Line trains, and platform 8 is exclusively for Tōzai Line trains.
The high-level station consists of platforms 9 to 12. Normally platforms 9 and 10 are used by Musashino Line trains, platform 11 is used by trains to Tokyo and platform 12 by trains to, and.

Ground-level platforms

Elevated platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on the Sobu Line on November 10, 1958, initially serving passengers only. It moved into a new station building on December 15, 1968, when the line was quadrupled.
The Eidan Tozai Line arrived here on March 29, 1969, and through service between the two lines commenced. Freight services commenced on April 8.
The high-level station opened on October 2, 1978, when platforms 9 and 10 started being used as the terminus of the Musashino Line. On March 3, 1986, platforms 9 and 10 opened for use by the initial section of the Keiyo Line. Freight services ceased on November 1, 1986.
The next part of the Keiyō Line opened on December 1, 1988. At the same time, through services began between the Keiyo and Musashino Lines.
The Tōyō Rapid Railway Line opened on April 27, 1996, with through services to the Eidan Tōzai Line from the first day.
The Dila Nishi-Funabashi station building complex opened on January 15, 2005.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by 130,814 passengers daily, making it the 25th-busiest station operated by JR East. In fiscal 2013, the Tokyo Metro station was used by an average of 279,770 passengers per day. Note that the statistics consider passengers who travel through Nishi-Funabashi station on a through service as users of the station, even if they did not disembark at the station. In fiscal 2011, the Tōyō Rapid Railway station was used by an average of 52,004 passengers daily, making it the busiest station operated by the company. The daily passenger figures for JR East and Tokyo Metro in previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal yearJR EastTokyo Metro
1999106,351
2000106,048
2005105,892
2010125,855
2011125,276271,057
2012126,834274,785
2013130,814279,770

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