Kazusa-Azuma Station
Kazusa-Azuma Station 上総東駅 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Chiba-ken, Isumi-shi Samuro339, Isumi, Chiba （千葉県いすみ市佐室339） Japan |
| Operated by | Isumi Railway |
| Line(s) | Isumi Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1930 |
| Passengers | |
| 2009 | 48 daily |
Kazusa-Azuma Station (上総東駅, Kazusa-Azuma-eki) is a railway station operated by the Isumi Railway Company's Isumi Line, located in Isumi, Chiba Prefecture Japan. It is 5.2 kilometers from the eastern terminus of the Izumi Line at Ōhara.
History
Kazusa-Azuma 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). The station has been unattended since 1954, when scheduled freight operations were also discontinued. 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.
Lines
- Isumi Railway Company
Station layout
Kazusa-Azuma Station has dual opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with a three-sided rain shelter built onto each platform. The station is unstaffed.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Isumi Line | Chiba |
| 2 | ■ Isumi Line | Kazusa-Nakano |
Surroundings
As the station used to be located in the central area of former Azuma Village before its merger into Isumi City, there are several stores in a small shōtengai.
Other things of note include:
- National Highway Route 465
- Yamada Post Office
- Isumi Municipal Azuma Elementary School
- Genji Hotaru no Sato
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishi-Ōhara | Isumi Line | Nittano |
