Chōjamachi Station (長者町駅, Chōjamachi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Isumi, Chiba Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Chōjamachi Station

長者町駅
Chōjamachi Station in March 2012
General information
LocationMisakichō Chōja 81, Isumi-shi, Chiba-ken 299-4616
Japan
Coordinates35°17′47″N 140°23′03″E / 35.2964°N 140.3843°E / 35.2964; 140.3843
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Sotobō Line
Distance52.1 km from Chiba
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened13 December 1899; 124 years ago (1899-12-13)
Passengers
FY2019334
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Taitō
towards Soga
Sotobō Line
Keiyō Rapid
Mikado
towards Katsuura
Taitō
towards Soga or Chiba
Sotobō Line
Local
Mikado
towards Awa-Kamogawa
Location
Chōjamachi Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Chōjamachi Station
Chōjamachi Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Chōjamachi Station is located in Japan
Chōjamachi Station
Chōjamachi Station
Chōjamachi Station (Japan)

Lines

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Chōjamachi Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 52.1 km (32.4 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Chiba Station.

Station layout

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The station consists of a single island platform connected to a white-washed station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platform

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1  Sotobō Line Katsuura, Awa-Kamogawa
2  Sotobō Line For Kazusa-Ichinomiya, Mobara, Soga, Chiba

History

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Chōjamachi Station was opened on 13 December 1899 as a station on the Bōsō Railway. 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. Freight operations were discontinued on 1 October 1962. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 334 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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