Inage Station

For the Keisei station, see Keisei Inage Station.

JO27 JB37 Inage Station 稲毛駅
The east side of the station in December 2007
General information
Location	3-chōme-19 Inagehigashi, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken, 263-0031 Japan
Coordinates	35°38′13.49″N 140°05′33.48″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JO Sōbu Line (Rapid) JB Chūō-Sōbu Line
Distance	35.0 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 island platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Station code	JO27 (Sōbu Line (Rapid)) JB37 (Chūō-Sōbu Line)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	13 September 1899
Passengers
FY2019	49,966 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Tsudanuma JO26 towards Tokyo Sōbu Line Rapid Chiba JO28 Terminus Shin-Kemigawa JB36 towards Mitaka Chūō–Sōbu Line Nishi-Chiba JB38 towards Chiba
Location Inage Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Inage Station Inage Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Inage Station (稲毛駅, Inage-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in Inage-ku, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Inage Station is located on the Sōbu Main Line, 35.0 km from Tokyo Station, and is served by both Sōbu Line (Rapid) services and Chūō-Sōbu Line all-stations "Local" services.

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated island platforms with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office and also a "View Plaza" travel agency.

Platforms

1	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line	for Nishi-Funabashi, Shinjuku, and Mitaka
2	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line	for Chiba
3	JO Sōbu Line (Rapid)	for Tsudanuma, Kinshicho and Tokyo JO Yokosuka Line for Yokohama
4	JO Sōbu Line (Rapid)	for Chiba and Narita Airport (Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1)

History

The station opened on 13 September 1899.^[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 49,966 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• Inage Ward Office
• Inage Library
• Chiba City Konakadai Elementary School
• Chiba Municipal Chiba High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 144. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
2. 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.

External links

Media related to Inage Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)