Maihama Station (舞浜駅, Maihama-eki) is a railway station in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is most well known for being the main railway access point for Tokyo Disney Resort.
Lines
The station is served by the Keiyō Line from Tokyo, and also by Musashino Line services to and from Fuchūhommachi.
Station layout
The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The station consists of a single elevated platform serving two tracks.
Platforms
Disney Resort Line
Resort Gateway Station of the Disney Resort Line is a short walk away outside the station.
History
The station opened on 1 December 1988.
Station numbering was introduced in 2016 with Maihama being assigned station number JE07.
The platforms were extended by a total of about 90 meters in January 2021 with work starting in April 2020. The platform extension will open for service on 29 January 2022. In the new configuration, trains will be stopping towards the back of the platform relative to their direction.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 76,495 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 58th-busiest station operated by JR East. The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) in previous years are as shown below.