Kimitsu Station

Kimitsu Station
君津駅
Kimitsu Station
Location
Prefecture Chiba
(See other stations in Chiba)
City Futtsu
Neighborhood etc. 1-1-1 Higashi-Sakata
Postal code299-1144
(in Japanese)千葉県君津市東坂田一丁目1-1
History
Year opened 1915
Former name Susai Station
Present name since 1956
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Uchibō Line
Statistics 9,018 passengers/day (FY2009)
There is a bus stop near this station

Kimitsu Station (君津駅 Kimitsu-eki) is a railway station in Kimitsu, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kimitsu Station is served by the Uchibō Line, and is located 38.3 km from the terminus of the line at Soga Station.

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform and a side platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by an overpass. The station has a "Midori-no-madoguchi" ticket counter.

Platforms

1 ■Uchibō Line for Tateyama and Awa-Kamogawa
2,3 ■Uchibō Line for Kisarazu, Soga, and Chiba

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Uchibō Line
Kisarazu Rapid Aohori
Kisarazu Local Aohori

History

Kimitsu Station opened on January 15, 1915 as Susai Station (周西駅) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Kisarazu Line. On May 24, 1919, the line's name changed to the Hōjō Line, and on April 15, 1929 to the Bōsō Line and on April 1, 1933 to the Bōsōnishi Line. It became part of the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was renamed to its present name on April 1, 1956, and the line was renamed the Uchibō Line from July 15, 1972. Kimitsu Station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Ishino, Tetsu et al. (eds.) (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 618, vol. II. ISBN 4533029809.

External links

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Coordinates: 35°20′0.91″N 139°53′42.15″E / 35.3335861°N 139.8950417°E