Chikura Station
Chikura Station 千倉駅 | |
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| Chikura Station | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Chiba (See other stations in Chiba) |
| City | Minamibōsō |
| Neighborhood etc. | 2079 Chikura-chō Seto |
| Postal code | 295-0004 |
| (in Japanese) | 千葉県南房総市千倉町瀬戸2079 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1921 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Uchibō Line |
| Statistics | 558 passengers/day (FY2009) |
 There is a bus stop near this station | |
Chikura Station (千倉駅 Chikura-eki) is a railway station in Minamibōsō, Chiba Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Chikura Station is served by the Uchibō Line, and is located 96.6 km from the terminus of the line at Soga Station.
Station layout
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks. The station has a "Midori-no-madoguchi" ticket office and a local tourist information desk.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Uchibō Line | for Tateyama, Kimitsu, Kisarazu, and Chiba |
| 2 | ■Uchibō Line | for Awa-Kamogawa |
| 3 | ■Uchibō Line | for Tateyama, Kimitsu, Kisarazu, and Chiba |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Uchibō Line | ||||
| Kokonoe | Local | Chitose | ||
History
Chikura Station opened on June 1, 1921. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in February 2007.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chikura Station. |
- JR East Station information (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 34°58′36.16″N 139°57′17.2″E / 34.9767111°N 139.954778°E