Chōjamachi Station

Location
	Chōjamachi Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Chōjamachi Station Chōjamachi Station (Japan)

Chōjamachi Station

長者町駅
Chōjamachi Station; 長者町駅
	Chōjamachi Station in March 2012
General information
Location	Misakichō Chōja 81, Isumi-shi, Chiba-ken 299-4616; Japan
Coordinates	35°17′47″N 140°23′03″E / 35.2964°N 140.3843°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Sotobō Line
Distance	52.1 km from Chiba
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	13 December 1899; 124 years ago
Passengers
FY2019	334
Services
Location
Location
	Chōjamachi Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Chōjamachi Station Chōjamachi Station (Japan)

Chōjamachi Station (長者町駅, Chōjamachi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Isumi, Chiba Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Chōjamachi Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 52.1 km (32.4 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Chiba Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform connected to a white-washed station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platform

1	■ Sotobō Line	Katsuura, Awa-Kamogawa
2	■ Sotobō Line	For Kazusa-Ichinomiya, Mobara, Soga, Chiba

History

Chōjamachi Station was opened on 13 December 1899 as a station on the Bōsō Railway. On 1 September 1907, the Bōsō Railway was nationalized and became part of the Japanese Government Railways, which was transformed into the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. Freight operations were discontinued on 1 October 1962. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 334 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

National Route 128
former Misakipachi town hall

References

^ 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

Media related to Chōjamachi Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East Station information (in Japanese)

[jreast2019stats-1] 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.

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