Inagekaigan Station

Railway station in Chiba, Japan

Bus terminal

ConstructionStructure typeElevatedAccessibleYesOther informationStatusStaffedStation codeJE16WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened3 March 1986PassengersFY201921,716 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Kemigawahama JE15 towards Tokyo		Keiyō Line Rapid Local		Chibaminato JE17 towards Soga

Location
Inagekaigan Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Inagekaigan Station Inagekaigan Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Inagekaigan Station (稲毛海岸駅, Inage-Kaigan-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Mihama-ku, Chiba, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Lines

Inagekaigan Station is served by the Keiyō Line from Tokyo and is 35.3 kilometers from the western terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The elevated station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks between them, with the station building underneath. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	JE Keiyō Line	for Soga
2	JE Keiyō Line	for Kaihimmakuhari and Tokyo

History

The station opened on 3 March 1986. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.

Station numbering was introduced to the JR East platforms in 2016 with Inagekaigan being assigned station number JE15.^[2]^[3] With the opening of Makuharitoyosuna in 2023, stations further down on the Keiyo Line were each shifted down one station number. As such, Inagekaigan was reassigned station number JE16.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 21,716 passengers daily^[4]

Surrounding area

Inage Seaside Park
Tokyo Dental College Chiba campus

References

^ "JR East Railway Major Route: Metropolitan Area" (PDF). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ 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.