Futamatashimmachi Station

JE10 Futamatashimmachi Station 二俣新町駅
Futamatashimmachi Station, January 2022
General information
Location	Futamata-Shimmachi, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba-ken 272-0002 Japan
Coordinates	35°41′29.3172″N 139°57′34.6″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JE Keiyō Line
Distance	22.6 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	JE10
Website	Website
History
Opened	1 December 1988
Passengers
FY2019	4,983 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ichikawashiohama JE09 towards Tokyo Keiyō Line Local Minami-Funabashi JE11 towards Soga
Location Futamatashimmachi Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Futamatashimmachi Station Futamatashimmachi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Futamatashimmachi Station (二俣新町駅, Futamata-Shinmachi-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1][2]

Lines and services

Futamatashimmachi Station is served by the Keiyō Line between Tokyo and Soga, and is located 22.6 km from the western terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.[3] Located on the south side of the triangle formed by the Keiyō Line and Musashino Line, this station is not served by Musashino Line through services.[3]

Station layout

The elevated station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.[3] The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms

1	JE Keiyō Line	for Kaihimmakuhari and Soga
2	JE Keiyō Line	for Maihama, Shin-Kiba, and Tokyo

History

The station opened on 1 December 1988.[3]

Station numbering was introduced in 2016 with Futamatashimmachi being assigned station number JE10.[4][5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4,983 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[6] It is significantly less used than its neighboring stations due to its inconvenient location near a highway interchange; for comparison, Minami-Funabashi Station to its east was used by an average of 22,763 passengers daily.[6]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	4,617[7]
2005	4,676[8]
2010	5,119[9]
2015	4,897[10]

Surrounding area

• Tokyo Management College
• National Route 357
• Ichikawaminami High School[11]
• Kohya Junior High School[12]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 各駅情報（二俣新町駅） [Station Information (Futamatashimmachi Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
2. "JR East Railway Major Route: Metropolitan Area" (PDF). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
3. 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. 13/39. 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） [Fiscal 2000 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
8. 各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） [Fiscal 2005 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
9. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [FY2010 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
10. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [FY2015 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
11. Ichikawaminami High School official website Archived 21 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 January 2013. (in Japanese)
12. Kohya Junior High School official website Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 January 2013. (in Japanese)

External links

Media related to Futamata-Shimmachi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Futamatashimmachi Station (in Japanese)
• Keiyo Line Navi – Futamatashimmachi Station Archived 23 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)