Kuniyoshi Station

Kuniyoshi Station 国吉駅
Kuniyoshi Station in December 2002
General information
Location	Kariya 537-2, Isumi-shi, Chiba-ken 298-0123 Japan
Coordinates	35.28052°N 140.314057°E / 35.28052; 140.314057
Operated by	Isumi Railway
Line(s)	■ Isumi Line
Distance	8.8 km from Ōhara
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	April 1, 1930
Passengers
FY2018	132
Location Kuniyoshi Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Kuniyoshi Station Kuniyoshi Station (Japan)

Kuniyoshi Station Platforms

Kuniyoshi Station (国吉駅, Kuniyoshi-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Isumi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Isumi Railway.

Lines

Kuniyoshi Station is served by the Isumi Line, and lies 8.8 kilometers from the eastern terminus of the line at Ōhara.

Station layout

Kuniyoshi Station has dual opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The station is unattended, although the station building houses a number of shops.

Platforms

1	■ Isumi Line	Ōhara
2	■ Isumi Line	Kazusa-Nakano

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Nittano		Isumi Line		Kazusa-Nakagawa
Kazusa-Azuama		Express		Shiromigaoka

History

Kuniyoshi Station opened on April 1, 1930, as a station on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Kihara Line. After World War II, the JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were discontinued from October 1, 1974. With the division and privatization of the Japan National Railways on April 1, 1987, the station was acquired by the East Japan Railway Company. On March 24, 1988, the Kihara Line became the Isumi Railroad Isumi Line. In 2009, a new station building was completed.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 132 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Isumi City Hall Isumi Branch (formerly the Isumi Town Hall)
• Isumi Municipal Kuniyoshi Elementary School
• Isumi Municipal Kuniyoshi Junior High School
• Chiba Prefectural School for the Physically and Mentally Handicapped
• National Route 465

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Kuniyoshi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Isumi Railway Company home page(in Japanese)