Yachiyo-Chūō Station

Railway station in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

35°43′41″N 140°06′14″E / 35.7281°N 140.1038°E / 35.7281; 140.1038Operated by

Tōyō Rapid RailwayLine(s) Tōyō Rapid Railway LineDistance13.8 km (8.6 mi) from Nishi-FunabashiPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeElevatedOther informationStation codeTR07WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened27 April 1996; 28 years ago (1996-04-27)PassengersFY201823,944 daily Services

Preceding station	Tōyō Rapid Railway			Following station
Yachiyo-Midorigaoka TR06 towards Nishi-Funabashi		Tōyō Rapid Railway Line		Murakami TR08 towards Tōyō-Katsutadai

Location
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Yachiyo-Chūō Station (八千代中央駅, Yachiyo-Chūō-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Yachiyo, Chiba, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator Tōyō Rapid Railway.

Lines

Yachiyo-Chūō Station is a station on the Tōyō Rapid Railway Line, and is 13.8 kilometres (8.6 mi) from the terminus of the line at Nishi-Funabashi Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station has dual opposed elevated side platforms, with a station building underneath.

Platforms

1	TR Tōyō Rapid Railway Line	for Tōyō-Katsutadai
2	TR Tōyō Rapid Railway Line	for Yachiyo-Midorigaoka, Kita-Narashino, Nishi-Funabashi, Ōtemachi, and Nakano

History

Yachiyo-Chūō Station was opened on April 27, 1996.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 23,944 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

Yachiyo City Hall

References

^ JTB Timetable No. 979 (August 2007) (in Japanese). Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 799.
^ 民鉄等駅別1日平均運輸状況) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.