Obitsu Station 小櫃駅 | |||||||||||
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.jpg.webp) Obitsu Station in March 2014 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Sueyoshi 152, Kimitsu-shi, Chiba-ken 292-0451 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°19′42.15″N 140°3′35.63″E / 35.3283750°N 140.0598972°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kururi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 18.2 km from Kisarazu | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | December 28, 1912 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2006 | 154 daily | ||||||||||
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  Obitsu Station Location within Chiba Prefecture  Obitsu Station Obitsu Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Obitsu Station (小櫃駅, Obitsu-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Kimitsu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Obitsu Station is a station on the Kururi Line, and is located 18.2 km from the terminus of the line at Kisarazu Station.
Station layout
The station consists of a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic. The station formerly had dual opposed side platforms, but one platform is no longer in use, although its overgrown ruins can still be seen to one side of the station. The platform is short, and can only handle trains with a length of four carriages or less. The station is unattended.
Platform
| 1 | ■ Kururi Line | For Kisarazu Kazusa-Kameyama |
History
Obitsu Station was opened on December 28, 1912 as a station on the Chiba Prefectural Railways Kururi Line. The line was nationalized into the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on September 1, 1923. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 154 passengers daily.[1]
Surrounding area
National Route 410- Obitsu Middle School
- Obitsu Elementary School
- Obitsu Public Hall
See also
References
- ↑ 千葉県統計年鑑（平成19年) [Chiba Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2006)] (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefecture. 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
Media related to Obitsu Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)