Kazusa-Okitsu Station (上総興津駅, Kazusa-Okitsu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kazusa-Okitsu Station

上総興津駅
Kazusa-Okitsu Station, January 2014
General information
LocationOkitsu 307, Katsuura-shi, Chiba-ken 299-5245
Japan
Coordinates35°08′14″N 140°15′03″E / 35.1372°N 140.2507°E / 35.1372; 140.2507
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Sotobō Line
Distance77.2 km from Soga
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 April 1927; 97 years ago (1927-04-01)
Passengers
FY2019182
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Katsuura
towards Tokyo
Wakashio Awa-Kominato
towards Awa-Kamogawa
Ubara
towards Soga or Chiba
Sotobō Line
Local
Namegawa-Island
towards Awa-Kamogawa
Location
Kazusa-Okitsu Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Kazusa-Okitsu Station
Kazusa-Okitsu Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Kazusa-Okitsu Station is located in Japan
Kazusa-Okitsu Station
Kazusa-Okitsu Station
Kazusa-Okitsu Station (Japan)

Lines

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Kazusa-Okitsu Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 77.2 km (48.0 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Chiba Station.

Station layout

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Kazusa-Okitsu Station has two opposed side platforms connected to a wooden station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platform

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

History

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Kazusa-Okitsu Station was opened on 1 April 1927. It was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 182 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  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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