Nagata Station (Chiba)

Nagata Station 永田駅
Nagata Station in July, 2022
General information
Location	Nagata 1835, Ōamishirasato-shi, Chiba-ken 299-3233  Japan
Coordinates	35°30′12.13″N 140°18′39.79″E / 35.5033694°N 140.3110528°E / 35.5033694; 140.3110528
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Sotobō Line
Distance	25.3 km from Chiba
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 March 1959; 65 years ago (1959-03-20)
Passengers
FY2019	973
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ōami towards Soga Sotobō Line Keiyō Rapid (limited service) Honnō (limited service) towards Katsuura Ōami towards Soga or Chiba Sotobō Line Local Honnō towards Awa-Kamogawa
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Nagata Station (永田駅, Nagata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōamishirasato, Chiba Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Nagata Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 25.3 km (15.7 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Chiba Station.

Nagata Station has a two opposed side platforms connected to a one-story station building by a footbridge. Unattended for many years, the station has been attended during normal working hours since April 1996.

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  Ticket gates in July, 2022
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  Platform in July, 2022

Nagata Station was opened on 20 March 1959 as a station on the Japan National Railways, after a petition signed by 2,470 local inhabitants. It joined the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 973 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

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