Kazusa-Ichinomiya Station
Kazusa-Ichinomiya Station 上総一ノ宮駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Kazusa-Ichinomiya Station, September 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Ichinomiya 2640, Ichinomiya-machi, Chōsei-gun, Chiba-ken 299-4301 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°22′25″N 140°21′55″E / 35.3736°N 140.3653°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Sotobō Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 43 kilometres (27 mi) from Chiba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 17 April 1898 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Ichinomiya (until 1917) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 2976 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kazusa-Ichinomiya Station (上総一ノ宮駅, Kazusa-Ichinomiya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Ichinomiya, Chiba Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Kazusa-Ichinomiya Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and lies 43.0 km (26.7 mi) from the starting point of the line at Chiba Station.
Station layout
The station consists of a single island platform and a single side platform serving three tracks, connected to a white-washed station building by an footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platform
| 1 | ■ Sotobō Line | Katsuura, Awa-Kamogawa |
| 2 | ■ Sotobō Line | bi-directional traffic |
| 3 | ■ Sotobō Line | For Mobara, Soga, Chiba |
History
Kazusa-Ichinomiya Station was opened on 17 April 1898 as Ichinomiya Station (一ノ宮駅, Ichinomiya-eki) on the Bōsō Railway. The line was further extended to Chiba by 13 December 1899. On 1 September 1907, the Bōsō Railway was nationalized and became part of the Japanese Government Railways, which was transformed into the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station name was changed to the present name on 1 January 1917. Freight operations were discontinued on 1 July 1971. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal year 2019, the station was used by an average of 2,976 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
National Route 128- Chiba Prefectural Ichinomiya Commercial High School
See also
References
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
External links
Media related to Kazusa-Ichinomiya Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)