Higashi-Chiba Station

35°37′0.41″N 140°7′19.78″E / 35.6167806°N 140.1221611°E / 35.6167806; 140.1221611Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Sōbu Main Line Distance40.1 km from TokyoPlatforms1 island platformOther informationStatusStaffedStation codeJO29WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedDecember 20, 1965PassengersFY20192646 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Chiba JO28 Terminus		Sōbu Main / Narita lines Local		Tsuga JO30 towards Chōshi, Abiko or Narita Airport Terminal 1

Location
Higashi-Chiba Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Higashi-Chiba Station Higashi-Chiba Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Higashi-Chiba Station (東千葉駅, Higashi-Chiba-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Chūō-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Higashi-Chiba Station is served by the Sōbu Main Line, and is located 40.1 km from the western terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

The station consists of one island platform with an elevated station building located above the platform and tracks.The station is staffed.

1	■ Sōbu Main Line	For Chiba, Tokyo
2	■ Sōbu Main Line	Narita, Sawara, Chōshi, Kashima-Jingū

Higashi-Chiba Station was opened on December 20, 1965 on the location of a former switchback located near the Chiba City Public Assembly Hall. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2,646 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

• Chiba Civic Hall
• Sakaemachi Street
• Chiba Park

• List of railway stations in Japan

Media related to Higashi-Chiba Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)