Station

Funabashi-Hoten

船橋法典

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Funabashi-Hoten
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Timetable information

Weekday departures: 422/day · Sat & holiday departures: 234/day

First / last departure (weekday): 5:02 / 24:33 (00:33 next day)

Busiest hour: 7:00–8:00 (37)


Figures are typical departures in the timetable data, not a live service count.

Timetable data as of 2 May 2026.

Adjacent stations

Location

History

Funabashi-Hōten Station opened on 2 October 1978 as a stop on what was then the newly constructed Musashino Line in Funabashi, Chiba. Carrying the working name Kita-Funabashi during construction, the station was originally designed for turning trains and was provisioned with a JNR-standard two-platform, three-track layout, of which only a single island platform ultimately entered passenger service; the reserved land north of the station became a permanent-way maintenance base. The station passed to JR East at the 1 April 1987 privatisation of Japanese National Railways. A JR ticket counter opened in March 1993, Suica acceptance began on 18 November 2001, and the staffed Midori no Madoguchi closed on 7 March 2016.

Notes

The station was built as the nearest stop to Nakayama Racecourse and connects to the grandstands via a dedicated underground walkway called Nakkii Mall (ナッキーモール) that opens only on race days and off-track-betting days.

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