# Maihama Station

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

| 1 | JE Keiyō Line | for Kaihimmakuhari, Soga, Kimitsu, and Kazusa-Ichinomiya |
| 1 | JM Musashino Line through service | for Nishi-Funabashi and Shim-Matsudo |
| 2 | JE Keiyō Line | for Shin-Kiba and Tokyo |

### 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.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
| 1999 | 41,177 |
| 2000 | 49,760 |
| 2001 | 59,793 |
| 2002 | 60,575 |
| 2003 | 62,812 |
| 2004 | 63,056 |
| 2005 | 62,520 |
| 2006 | 64,114 |
| 2007 | 64,789 |
| 2008 | 68,768 |
| 2009 | 66,502 |
| 2010 | 64,628 |
| 2011 | 63,898 |
| 2012 | 68,751 |
| 2013 | 76,495 |

## Bus routes

There is a bus terminal in front of the station.
| Bus stop | NO. | Via | Destination | Company |
| 1 | [12] | Resort HotelTokyo DisneySea | Urayasu Station (Chiba) | Tokyo Bay City Bus |
| 1 | [25] | Takasu Kaihin KoenBay Park | Sogo Koen | Tokyo Bay City Bus |
| 1 | [37] | Non stop | Tokyo DisneySea | Tokyo Bay City Bus |
| 2 | [2] | Shin-Urayasu Station | Urayasu Station (Chiba) | Tokyo Bay City Bus |
| 2 | [4] | Horie-higashi | Urayasu Station (Chiba) | Tokyo Bay City Bus |
| 2 | [8] | Maihama StationOriental LandTokyo DisneySea | Urayasu Station (Chiba) | Tokyo Bay City Bus |
| 2 | [14] | BentenTomioka | Shin-Urayasu Station | Tokyo Bay City Bus |
| 2 | [23] | Nozomi no Machi | Sogo Koen | Tokyo Bay City Bus |
| 3 | [6] | Tokaidai Urayasu High School | Urayasu Station (Chiba) | Tokyo Bay City Bus |
| 3 | [9] | Fujimi 3chome | Urayasu Station (Chiba) | Tokyo Bay City Bus |
| 3 | [37] | Toyouke Jinja | Minami-Gyotoku Station | Tokyo Bay City Bus |
| 4 | [20](circular-route) | Oriental LandChidori Shako·Clean Center·Chidori-nishi | Maihama Station | Tokyo Bay City Bus |
| 4 | Osampo Bus Maihama Line | Horie Junior High schoolUrayasu City Hall | Shin-Urayasu Station | Tokyo Bay City Bus |

### Tokyo Disneyland Bus Terminal

It takes about 5 minutes from Maihama Station to the bus terminal.
The terminal which are named Bus Terminal East and Bus Terminal West. Bus Terminal East is located near the entrance of Tokyo Disneyland and Maihama Station, and is chiefly used by bus companies of Keisei Group, which are Keisei Bus and Tokyo Bay City Bus and Keisei Transit Bus, is passed through by bus routes which are bound for vicinities, highway buses and airport buses which are bound for Haneda Airport and Narita Airport in additional to shuttle buses which are bound for Tokyo Disney resort partner hotels operated by Daishinto and Keisei Transit Bus. Besides, Bus Terminal WEST' is located west of main entrance. And, the terminal's arrivals and departures are shuttle buses which are bound for Tokyo Disney resort good neighbor hotels and night buses which are bound for distant places and reservation buses.
Bus Terminal East :
| Bus stop | NO. | Via | Destination | Company | Note |
| 1 | Shinjuku-Tokyo Disney Resort Line | Non stop | Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal | Keisei Bus JR Bus Kanto | |
| 1 | Chofu-Tokyo Disney Resort Line | Non stop | Chofu Station (Tokyo) | Keio Bus Keisei Transit Bus | |
| 1 | Kichijoji-Tokyo Disney Resort Line | Non stop | Kichijoji Station | Kanto Bus Seibu Bus Keisei Transit Bus Keisei Bus | |
| 1 | Musashi-Urawa·Ikebukuro - Tokyo Disney Resort Line | Ikebukuro Station | Musashi-Urawa Station | Keisei Bus Keisei Transit Bus Kokusai Kogyo Bus | |
| 2 | Yokohama-Tokyo Disney Resort Line | Non stop | Yokohama Station | Keisei Bus Keihin Kyuko Bus | |
| 3 | Disney Resort Cruiser | Non stop | Disney Ambassador Hotel | Keisei Transit Bus | |
| 4 | Shuttle bus | Non stop | Tokyo Disney Celebration Hotel | Keisei Transit Bus | |
| 5 | Disney Resort Cruiser | Non stop | Tokyo Bay Maihama Hotel First Resort | Keisei Transit Bus | |
| 6 | Shuttle bus | Non stop | Mitsui Garden Hotel Prana Tokyo Bay | Keisei Transit Bus | |
| 6 | Shuttle bus | Non stop | Hotel Emion Tokyo Bay | Keisei Transit Bus | |
| 7 | Shuttle bus | Non stop | Oriental Hotel Tokyo Bay | Keisei Transit Bus | |
| 7 | Shuttle bus | Non stop | Urayasu Brighton Hotel | Keisei Transit Bus | |
| 8 | Narita Airport Line | Non stop | Narita Airport | Airport Transport Service Tokyo Bay City Bus Chiba Kotsu | |
| 8 | Haneda Airport Line | Non stop | Haneda Airport | Keisei Bus Airport Transport Service Keihin Kyuko Bus Tokyo Bay City Bus | |
| 9 | Tokyo Disney Resort-Tsukuba·Tsuchiura Line | Tsukuba Station | Tsuchiura Station | Kanto Railway | |
| 9 | Tokyo Disney Resort-Kashimajingu Line | Suigō-Itako Bus Terminal | Kashima-Jingu Station | Kanto Railway | |
| 9 | Tokyo Disney Resort-Mito Line | Ishioka Station·Akatsuka Station (Ibaraki) | Mito Station (Ibaraki) | Kanto Railway | |
| 9 | Tokyo Disney Resort-Hitachi Line | Shintanakauchi·Hitachi-Taga Station | Hitachi Station | Ibaraki Kotsu Keisei Transit Bus | |
| 9 | Tokyo Disney Resort-Iwaki Line | Kita-Ibaraki IC | Iwaki Station (Fukushima) | Shinjoban Kotsu Keisei Transit Bus | |
| 9 | Tokyo Disney Resort-Ryuo Line | Kofu Station | Ryuo Station | Chiba Kotsu | |
| 9 | Tokyo Disney Resort-Kawagoe Line | Omiya Station (Saitama)·Kawagoe Station | Honkawagoe Station | Tobu Bus West Keisei Transit Bus | |
| 10 | Narita Airport Line | Kamata Station (Tokyo) | Kawasaki Station | Keihin Kyuko Bus Keisei Bus | |
| 10 | Haneda Airport Line | Non stop | Tama Plaza Station | Keisei Bus Tokyu Bus | |
| 11 | Skytree Shuttle | Kinshicho Station | Tokyo Skytree | Keisei Bus Tobu Bus Central | |
| 11 | Akihabara-Tokyo Disney Resort Line | Tokyo Station | Akihabara Station | Keisei Bus JR Bus Kanto Tokyo Bay City Bus | |
| 11 | Matsudo-Tokyo Disney Resort Line | Non stop | Matsudo Station | Keisei Bus Matsudo Shinkeisei Bus | |
| 12 | [4] | Maihama Station·Oriental Land | Urayasu Station (Chiba) | Tokyo Bay City Bus | |
| 12 | [8] | Maihama Station·Oriental Land·Tokyo DisneySea | Urayasu Station (Chiba) | Tokyo Bay City Bus | |
| 12 | Shuttle Seven[SS07]·[SS08]·[SS09] | Non stop | Tokyo DisneySea | Keisei Bus | |
| 12 | Shuttle Seven[SS07] | Kasai-Rinkai Park Station·Kasai Station·Ichinoe Station | Koiwa Station | Keisei Bus | |
| 12 | Shuttle Seven[SS08] | Kasai-Rinkai Park Station·Kasai Station·Ichinoe Station·Aoto Station | Kameari Station | Keisei Bus | |
| 12 | Limited Express[SS09] | Kasai Station·Ichinoe Station | Shin-Koiwa Station | Keisei Bus | |
| 13 | Parking Shuttle | Non stop | Extra parking area | Keisei Bus | Operated when the extra parking area is used. |
Bus Terminal West - Bus stop No.18 ~ No. 22 - All bus routes are night buses :
| NO. | Via | Destination | Company |
| Dream Aomori·Tokyo | Non stop | Aomori Station | JR Bus Tohoku |
| Dream Akita·Tokyo | Akita Station·Akita University | Akita Port Tower Serion | JR Bus Tohoku |
| Dream Morioka | Non stop | Morioka Station | JR Bus Tohoku |
| Dream Sendai/Polar Star | Non stop | Sendai Station (Miyagi) | JR Bus Tohoku Narita Airport Transport |
| Dream Sakuranbo | Yamagata Prefectural Hall | Yamagata Station | JR Bus Tohoku |
| Yuuhi | Amarume Station·Tsuruoka Station | Sakata Station (Yamagata) | Kokusai Kogyo Shonai Kotsu |
| Dream Fukushima·Tokyo | Koriyama Station (Fukushima) | Fukushima Station (Fukushima) | JR Bus Tohoku |
| Yumekaido Aizu | Inawashiro Station | Aizu Wakamatsu Station | JR Bus Kanto |
| Nagano Line | Matsumoto Station(Matsumoto Bus Terminal) | Nagano Station | Narita Airport transport Alpico Kotsu |
| Yokohama E-liner | Kakegawa Station·Iwata Station (Shizuoka) | Hamamatsu Station | Enshu Bus |
| Dream Chita | Chiryu Station·Kariya Station | Otagawa Station | JR Bus Kanto JR Tokai Bus |
| Fantasia Nagoya | Nagoya Inter Bus stop·Hoshigaoka Station (Aichi)·Motoyama Station (Aichi)·Chikusa Station·Sakae Station (Aichi) | Nagoya Station | Keisei Bus JR Tokai Bus |
| Seishun Dream Fukui | Tsuruga Station·Takefu Station·Sabae Station | Fukui Station (Fukui) | JR Bus Kanto |
| Seishun Dream Kanazawa | Toyama Station·Kanazawa Station | Kanazawa Institute of Technology | West JR Bus |
| Nara Line | Tenri Station·Nara Station·Oji Station (Nara) | Goido Station | Keisei Bus Nara Kotsu |
| Dream | Kyoto Station·Nara Station | Oji Station (Nara) | JR Bus Kanto West JR Bus |
| Kyoto Line | Otsu Station | Kyoto Station | Chiba Chuo Bus |
| Dream | Osaka Station O-CAT | Tennoji Station | JR Bus Kanto West JR Bus |
| Dream | Osaka Station | Sannomiya Station | JR Bus Kanto West JR Bus |
| Kobe Line | Osaka-Umeda Station | Kobe-Sannomiya Station | Keisei Bus Hankyu Bus |
| South Wave | Sakaihigashi Station·Sakai Station·Izumigaoka Station·Wakayama Station | Wakayamashi Station | Wakayama Bus Narita Airport Transport |
| Dream Matsuyama | Matsuyama Station (Ehime) | JR Bus Matuyama office | JR Bus Kanto JR Shikoku Bus |
| Dream Takamatsu | Takamatsu Station (Kagawa) | Kannonji Station | JR Bus Kanto West JR Bus |
| Dream Anan·Tokushima | Tokushima Station | Anan Station | JR Bus Kanto West JR Bus |
| Dream Kochi | Tokushima Station·Kochi Station (Kochi) | Harimaya-bashi | JR Bus Kanto West JR Bus |
| Flying Liner/Flying Sneaker | Kyoto Station·Osaka Station | Abenobashi Station | TOHOKU KYUKO BUS Kintetsu Bus |
| Mamakari Liner | Okayama Station | Kurashiki Station | TOHOKU KYUKO BUS Ryobi Bus |
No.23~25 - Shuttle buses which are bound for TOKYO DISNEY RESORT GOOD NEIGHBOR HOTEL :
| Bus stop | NO. | Via | Destination |
| 23 | Shuttle buses | Non stop | Tobu Hotel Levant Tokyo |
| 23 | Shuttle buses | Non stop | Hotel East 21 |
| 23 | Shuttle buses | Non stop | Daiichi Hotel Ryogoku |
| 24 | Shuttle buses | Non stop | Tokyo Bay Ariake Washington |
| 24 | Shuttle buses | Non stop | Hptel New Otani Makuhari |
| 24 | Shuttle buses | Non stop | Keio Plaza Hotel |
| 25 | Shuttle buses | Non stop | Grand Nikko Tokyo Daiba |
| 25 | Shuttle buses | Non stop | Hilton Tokyo Odaiba |
| 25 | Shuttle buses | Non stop | Sotetsu Grand Fresa Tokyo Bay Ariake |
| 25 | Shuttle buses | Non stop | Keisei Miramare |
No.26~28
    Reservation Buses
* The bus routes run when busy season and people reserve.

## Surrounding area

The station is the main access point of Tokyo Disney Resort. The park gate of Tokyo Disneyland is located a short walk from the station while the Resort Gateway Station of the Disney Resort Line monorail line and the Ikspiari shopping complex are located directly beside the Maihama station gates.