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The Musashino Line (武蔵野線, Musashino-sen) is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It links Tsurumi Station in Yokohama with Nishi-Funabashi Station in Chiba Prefecture , forming a 100.6 km (62.5 mi) unclosed loop around central Tokyo .
The Musashino (むさしの) is an all-stations train service in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Tokyo between Hachiōji on the Chuo Line or Fuchū-Hommachi on the Musashino Line and Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture. [1]
Funabashihōten Station is served by the orbital Musashino Line between Fuchūhommachi and Nishi-Funabashi, with some trains continuing to Tokyo via the Keiyō Line. It is located 68.9 kilometers from Fuchūhommachi Station.
The station opened on 1 September 1956, initially as a station on a branch line from the Chuo Main Line known as the Shimogawara Line (下河原線). [2] The line became part of the Musashino Line from 1 April 1973. [3] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. [3]
At the same time, through services began between the Keiyo and Musashino Lines. The Tōyō Rapid Railway Line opened on April 27, 1996, with through services to the Eidan Tōzai Line from the first day. The station facilities of the Tozai Line were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in ...
The station is also served by Musashino Line through-running services between Tokyo and Fuchūhommachi. It is located 9.7 km from the starting point of the Hibiya Line at Kita-Senju, [1] and 1.2 km from the western terminus of the Keiyō Line at Tokyo Station. [2]
The station opened on 1 April 1973. [3] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. [3]In April 2014, work started to extend the platform by approximately 40 m (130 ft) to the east (toward Nishi-Urawa) to allow the train stopping positions to be offset by two car lengths on either side and alleviate crowding on the platform during busy periods. [4]
JE Keiyō Line: for Kaihimmakuhari, Chibaminato, Soga, Kimitsu, and Kazusa-Ichinomiya: 2-3: JM Musashino Line through service starting for Nishi-Funabashi, Shim-Matsudo, and Fuchūhommachi: 4: JM Musashino Line through service from Shin-Narashino and Kaihimmakuhari for Nishi-Funabashi, Shim-Matsudo, and Fuchūhommachi JE Keiyō Line