Chiba New Town Chūō Station

Railway station in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Hokuso Railway
Keisei Electric Railway

Line(s)

HS Hokuso Line
KS Narita Sky Access Line

Platforms1 island platformTracks2Other informationStation codeHS12WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened19 March 1984PassengersFY201830,028 Services

Preceding station	Keisei		Following station
Shin-Kamagaya HS08 towards Keisei-Takasago		Narita Sky Access Line Access Express	Imba Nihon-Idai HS14 towards Narita Airport Terminal 1
Preceding station	Hokusō Railway		Following station
Komuro HS11 towards Keisei Takasago		Hokusō Line Limited Express Express Local	Inzai-Makinohara HS13 towards Inba-Nihon-Idai

Location
Chiba New Town Chūō Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Chiba New Town Chūō Station Chiba New Town Chūō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Chiba New Town Chūō Station (千葉ニュータウン中央駅, Chiba Nyūtaun Chūō-eki) is a junction passenger railway station in located in the city of Inzai, Chiba, Japan, operated jointly by the third-sector railway operator Hokusō Railway and the private railway company Keisei Electric Railway.

Lines

Chiba New Town Chūō Station is served by the Hokusō Line and is located 23.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Keisei-Takasago. It is also served by the Narita Sky Access connecting downtown Tokyo with Narita Airport, which uses the same tracks as the Hokusō Line.

Station layout

This station consists of one island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building located above the tracks and platforms.

Platforms

1	■ Hokusō Line	for Keisei-Takasago, Oshiage, and Haneda Airport
	■ Narita Sky Access	for Keisei-Takasago, Oshiage, and Haneda Airport
2	■ Hokusō Line	for Imba Nihon-idai
	■ Narita Sky Access	for Narita Airport

History

Chiba New Town Chūō Station was opened on 19 March 1984. On 17 July 2010 a station numbering system was introduced to the Hokusō Line, with the station designated HS12.