Moto-Yawata Station, also known as , is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei Subway). It is the only station on the Toei Subway that is located in Chiba Prefecture.
Lines Moto-Yawata Station is served by the Chūō-Sōbu Line of JR East and the Toei Shinjuku Line subway. The 23.5 kilometer Toei Shinjuku Line terminates at this station.
Station layout The station is divided into two sections: the elevated JR station and the underground subway station. The areas outside the ticket gates of the two sections are connected by a passage.
JR Platforms The JR station has one island platform serving two tracks.Moto-Yawata Station guide map by JR East. Retrieved on 2008-10-26. There is no platform for rapid and limited express services on the two other tracks of the Sōbu Main Line.
Toei Platforms The subway station also has one island platform serving two tracks. While one end of the subway station is connected to the JR East station, the other end is connected to Keisei Yawata Station on the Keisei Main Line.
History The station opened on the Sōbu Main Line on September 1, 1935.Moto-Yawata Station information by JR East. Retrieved on 2008-10-26. The Toei Shinjuku Line was extended to this station on March 19, 1989.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2018, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 60,125 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The Toei Subway portion of the station was used by 40,500 passengers daily
Surrounding area Ichikawa City Hall
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Moto-Yawata Station (JR East) Motoyawata Station (Toei Subway)