Moto-Yawata Station (本八幡駅) is an elevated station in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture. JR East runs it on the Chūō–Sōbu Line (Local). Toei Subway runs the Shinjuku Line from the station. It opened on 1 September 1935.
History
Before 1935 the Keisei Electric Railway already had stations nearby, but the Sōbu Main Line had no station here. Residents of the former town of Yawata had asked for one. The station took the name Moto-Yawata (本八幡) partly to avoid confusion with Yawata Station (八幡駅) on the Kagoshima Main Line in Fukuoka. The station opened on 1 September 1935.
On 1 April 1969 luggage handling ended. In October 1972 the Shapo Moto-Yawata shopping centre (シャポー本八幡) opened. On 13 April 1979 a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office opened.
On 1 April 1987 the station became a station of JR East. On 19 March 1989 the Toei Shinjuku Line was extended to here. At first it used a temporary platform at its starting end. On 28 March 1991 the full Toei platforms came into use, and an underground passage to Keisei Yawata Station (京成八幡駅) was completed. On 1 September 1991 the permanent Toei station opened, and Keio trains running through from Oshima were extended to here.
In January 1999 an escalator was added at the JR station. On 18 November 2001 Suica became usable at the JR station. On 29 July 2003 Shapo Moto-Yawata reopened after renewal. On 18 March 2007 PASMO and Suica became usable on the Toei Subway.
In 2016 Shapo Moto-Yawata was renovated and its tenants were changed. On 28 April 2018 platform doors began on the Toei platforms. On 20 December 2018 the JR concourse was renovated. On 28 February 2022 the Midori no Madoguchi closed. On 5 July 2024 JR East began using smart platform doors. On 1 September 2025 the JR station marked the anniversary of its opening.
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