Hon-Chiba Station

Coordinates: 35°36′03.93″N 140°07′15.66″E / 35.6010917°N 140.1210167°E / 35.6010917; 140.1210167

Hon-Chiba Station 本千葉駅
East entrance of Hon-Chiba Station
Location
Prefecture	Chiba (See other stations in Chiba)
City	Chiba
Ward	Chūō
Neighborhood etc.	1 Nagazu
Postal code	260 - 0854
(in Japanese)	千葉県千葉市中央区長洲一丁目
History
Year opened	1896
Former name	Samukawa Station
Present name since	1902
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR East
Line(s)	Uchibō Line, Sotobō Line
Statistics	8469 passengers/day 2009
There is a bus stop near this station

Hon-Chiba station (本千葉駅, Hon-Chiba-eki) is a railway station on the Sotobō Line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), located in Chūō-ku, Chiba, Japan.

History

Hon-Chiba is among the older stations of Japan, having opened as Samukawa Station (寒川駅, Samukawa-eki) on the Bōsō Railway on February 25, 1896. It was renamed to its present name on January 28, 1902. On September 1, 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. At the time of its construction, Hon-Chiba Station was located close to present day Keisei Chiba-Chūō Station, but it was heavily damaged in World War II, and subsequently moved to its current location on February 1, 1958. In 1972 Emperor Hirohito uses this station while on his way to inspect the Chiba Prefectural Cancer Center. The station became part of the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Lines

• East Japan Railway Company
  • Sotobō Line
  • Uchibō Line

Station layout

Hon-Chiba station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. The station is elevated, with the station building below. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office. The east side of the station is much busier than the west side.

Surroundings

Hon-Chiba station is located in the heart of Chiba City. Rather than being located close to Chiba Station, Chiba city hall, Chiba District Court, and other government buildings can instead be found to the north of this station. Kenchō-mae Station on the Chiba Urban Monorail Line 1 is within a few minutes walking distance.

Also nearby:

• Kashiwado Hospital
• Chiba-Chūō Bus Headquarters
• Chiba Budōkan
• Samukawa Shrine
• Itsukushima Shrine
• Chiba University (Medicine & Nursing)
• Chiba Prefectural Chiba Senior High School
• Chiba Prefectural Library
• Chiba Municipal Samukawa Elementary School

Adjacent stations

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External links

• JR East station information (Japanese)