Kamatori Station

Kamatori Station
鎌取駅
Kamatori Station South Exit
Location
Prefecture Chiba
(See other stations in Chiba)
City Chiba
Ward Midori
Neighborhood etc. Kamatori-chō 787-3
Postal code266 - 0011
(in Japanese)千葉県千葉市緑区鎌取町787-3
History
Year opened 1952
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Sotobō Line
Tōgane Line
Statistics 18,634 passengers/day (2009)
There is a bus stop near this station

Kamatori Station (鎌取駅 Kamatori-eki) is a railway station operated by JR East's Sotobō Line located in Midori-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is 8.8 kilometers from the terminus of the Sotobō Line at Chiba Station.

History

Kamatori Station was opened on June 15, 1952 as a station on the Japan National Railways. A new station building was completed on March 23, 1986. The station became part of the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Lines

Station layout

Kamatori Station has a single island platform by the Sotobō Line and the Tōgane Line. The station building is elevated and is built over the tracks and platforms.

Platform

1 Sotobō Line Ōami, Mobara, Katsuura, Awa-Kamogawa
1 Tōgane Line For Tōgane, Narita
3 Sotobō Line For Soga, Chiba, Tokyo

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sotobō Line
Limited Express: no stop
Soga Rapid Honda
Soga Local Honda
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Coordinates: 35°33′46″N 140°10′43″E / 35.5627°N 140.1785°E