Hyūga Station

Location
	Hyūga Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Hyūga Station Hyūga Station (Japan)

Hyūga Station

日向駅
Hyūga Station; 日向駅
	Hyūga Station in October 2008
General information
Location	Shiizaki 300, Sanmu-shi, Chiba-ken 289-1205; Japan
Coordinates	35°37′42″N 140°21′46″E / 35.6283°N 140.3627°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Sōbu Main Line
Distance	71.7 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	October 12, 1899
Passengers
FY2019	873
Services
Location
Location
	Hyūga Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Hyūga Station Hyūga Station (Japan)

Hyūga Station (日向駅, Hyūga-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Sanmu, Chiba, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Hyūga Station is served by the Sōbu Main Line, and is located 71.7 km from the western terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge.The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Sobu Main Line	for Sakura, Narutō, and Chiba
2	■ Sobu Main Line	for Asahi, Yōkaichiba, and Chōshi

History

Hyūga Station was opened on October 12, 1899 as a station on the Sōbu Railway for both passenger and freight operations. On September 1, 1907, the Sōbu Railway was nationalised, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from October 1, 1962. A new station building was completed in July 1984. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station was unattended from March 15, 1974 until July 1, 1997.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 873 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

The station is located in the urban center of the former town of Sanmu.

Sanmu Middle School
Sanmu Elementary School

References

^ 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.

External links

Media related to Hyūga Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East station information (in Japanese)

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[jreast2019stats-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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