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Higashi-Kiyokawa Station

Coordinates: 35°23′24.16″N 139°59′08.73″E / 35.3900444°N 139.9857583°E / 35.3900444; 139.9857583
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Higashi-Kiyokawa Station

東清川駅
Higashi-Kiyokawa Station in August 2011
General information
Location486 Sasago, Kisarazu-shi, Chiba-ken
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Kururi Line
Distance6.1 km from Kisarazu
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
ParkingNone
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened2 October 1978
Passengers
FY200686 daily
Location
Higashi-Kiyokawa Station is located in Japan
Higashi-Kiyokawa Station
Higashi-Kiyokawa Station
Location within Japan

Higashi-Kiyokawa Station (東清川駅, Higashi-Kiyokawa-eki) is a railway station on the Kururi Line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Higashi-Kiyokawa Station is served by the 32.2 km Kururi Line from Kisarazu to Kazusa-Kameyama, and lies 6.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kisarazu.[1]

Station layout

Higashi-Kiyokawa Station has one side platform serving a single bidirectional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Kururi Line
Kazusa-Kiyokawa Local Yokota

History

The station opened on October 2, 1978, as a temporary stop on the Japanese National Railways (JNR) Kururi Line.[1] It was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, and elevated to full station status at the same time.[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 627. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

35°23′24.16″N 139°59′08.73″E / 35.3900444°N 139.9857583°E / 35.3900444; 139.9857583