Kamatori Station
Kamatori Station 鎌取駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 Kamatori Station South Exit, July 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Kamatori-chō 787-3, Midori-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken, 266-0011 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°33′46″N 140°10′43″E / 35.5627°N 140.1785°E | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Sotobō Line | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 8.8 km from Chiba | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 15 June 1952 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 20,693 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Kamatori Station (鎌取駅, Kamatori-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Midori-ku, Chiba, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Kamatori Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 8.8 km (5.5 mi) from the terminus of the line at Chiba Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of a single island platform with an elevated station building built over the tracks and platform. The station has a Reserved seat ticket vending machine.
Platform
[edit]| 1 | ■ Sotobō Line | Ōami, Mobara, Katsuura, Awa-Kamogawa |
| 3 | ■ Sotobō Line | For Soga, Chiba, Tokyo |
History
[edit]Kamatori Station was opened on 15 June 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 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,693 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Chiba City Midori Ward Office
- Chiba City Kamatori Community Center
- Chiba City Midori Library
References
[edit]- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
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Media related to Kamatori Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)