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Chiba Station
is a railway station in Chiba, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Chiba Urban Monorail. Lines Chiba Station is served by the following lines. JR East *Sobu Main Line ** Chūō-Sōbu Line ** Sobu Line (Rapid) * Narita Line * Sotobo Line * Uchibo Line Chiba Urban Monorail * Line 1 * Line 2 Station layout JR East Chiba Urban Monorail History The station opened on 20 July 1894. The present station building was built in 1963. Rebuilding work is scheduled to start in January 2010, with the new station building opening in fiscal 2015. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by 105,812 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 33rd-busiest station operated by JR East. In fiscal 2011, the Chiba Urban Monorail station was used by an average of 10,639 passengers per day (boarding passengers only), making it the busiest station operated by Chiba Urban Monorail. The daily passenger figures (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chūō-ku, Chiba
is one of the six wards of the city of Chiba in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, and is the seat of the city government, and the location of the prefectural government offices for Chiba Prefecture. It is also the commercial center of Chiba. As of April 2012, the ward had an estimated population of 200,157 and a population density of 4,470 persons per km². The total area was 44.81 km², making it the most populous of the six wards of Chiba city. Geography Chūō Ward is located in southwestern Chiba city, facing Tokyo Bay. Much of the coastal area of the ward is built on reclaimed land. Surrounding municipalities * Inage Ward * Mihama Ward * Midori Ward * Wakaba Ward *Ichihara, Chiba History The fortified residence (Inohana Castle) of the Chiba clan was located in the area of present-day Chūō Ward during the Kamakura period. The area was controlled by the Satomi clan during the Sengoku period, and was mostly tenryo territory ruled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate during t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tateyama Station (Chiba)
is a passenger railway station in the city of Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Tateyama Station is served by the Uchibō Line, and is located 85.9 km from the terminus of the line at Soga Station. Station layout The station consists of one side platform and one island platforms serving three tracks. The station has a ''Midori no Madoguchi'' staffed ticket office. Platforms History The station opened on May 24, 1919, as on what was then called the Hōjō Line. The Hōjō Line was merged with the Bōsō Line in 1927. The station was renamed to its current name on March 1, 1946. Scheduled freight operations were suspended from November 15, 1982. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in March 1999. Bus terminal Highway buses * ''Boso Nanohana''; For Tokyo Station * ''Shinjuku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awa-Kamogawa Station
is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Awa-Kamogawa Station is served by the Sotobō Line and Uchibō Line, and forms the terminating point of both lines. It is located from the northern terminus of the Sotobō Line at Chiba Station and from the northern terminus of the Uchibō Line at Soga Station. Station layout The station consists of one island platform serving two tracks for the Sotobō Line, and one side platform serving the Uchibō Line. The station shares the distinction with Kamaishi Station and Kagoshima Station of being one of only three stations in Japan serving as the terminus of two lines, with only up traffic. The station building is on the east side. There is also a west exit near to Aeon and Kamogawa City Hall connected to east one with a bridge. The station has a ''Midori no Madoguchi'' staffed ticket office. Platforms History Awa-Kamogawa Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kururi Castle
is a Japanese castle located in Kimitsu, southern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Kururi Castle was home to a branch of the Kuroda clan, ''daimyō'' of Kururi Domain. The castle was also known as , after a legend that it rained twenty-one times during its construction, or, on average, once every three days. It is located on a 227 meter hill. History The original Kururi Castle was a mountain-top fortification built during the Muromachi period by Takeda Nobunaga (1401–1477), and was ruled by his descendants, the Mariyatsu Takeda clan, from 1540. With the expansion of the Satomi clan from Awa Province in the Sengoku period, the castle was taken over by Satomi Yoshitaka, who used it as his base of operations against the Hōjō clan, based from Odawara Castle. The Hōjō attempted to take the castle unsuccessfully on a few occasions, and finally seized it in 1564. They lost it just three years later in 1567, when the Satomi regained control. Following the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kururi Station
is a railway station s a passenger railway station in the city of Kimitsu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Kururi Station is a station on the Kururi Line, and is located 23.6 km from the terminus of the line at Kisarazu Station. Station layout Kururi Station has an island platform and a side platform serving three tracks. The station building is old, and dates from the original opening of the Kururi Line in 1912. It is one of the few fully staffed stations on the line. This is one of only 2 stations on the line where there is more than 1 track. The other station is Yokota Station. Platform Buses Stage carriage bus There is a casual route bus which runs in October and November. This bus is called ''Satoyama GO Bus''. The bus is bound for Kazusa-Nakano Station and stops at Yōrōkeikoku Station and so on. Highway Bus *There are buses which go to Haneda Airport from Kisarazu・Kaneda Bus Terminal. If you r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obitsu Station
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 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makuta Station
is a passenger railway station in the city of Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Makuta Station is a station on the Kururi Line, and is located 13.9 km from the terminus of the line at Kisarazu Station. Station layout The station consists of a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic. The platform is short, and can only handle trains with a length of five carriages or less. The station formerly had two opposed side platforms; however, one platform is no longer in operation. The station is staffed. Platform History Makuta 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 statisti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sendai Station (Miyagi)
is a major junction railway station in Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. It is a stop for all Akita and Tohoku Shinkansen trains, the eastern terminus for the Senzan Line, and major stop on both the Tohoku Main Line and Senseki Line. It is located on the border between Miyagino and Aoba Wards in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Lines Sendai Station is served by services operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Sendai Airport Transit, and Sendai Subway. The station is served by the following lines. JR East * * * Tohoku Main Line * Senzan Line * Senseki Line * Joban Line Sendai Airport Transit * Sendai Airport Line Sendai Subway Station layout JR East Although the main JR train station and the subway station are physically separate, there are underground passageways connecting the two. The main Sendai Station is above-ground, and is a hub for JR East containing both the Tohoku and Akita Shinkansen lines and several other local lines. The above-ground portion o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narutō Station
a junction passenger railway station in the city of Sanmu, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Narutō Station is served by the Sōbu Main Line and Tōgane Line, and is located 76.9 km from the western terminus of the Sōbu Main Line at Tokyo Station. It also forms the eastern terminus of the 13.8 kilometer Tōgane Line to . ''Shiosai'' limited express services between Tokyo and stop at this station.JR Timetable, August 2011 issue, pp. 110–111 Station layout Narutō Station has two side platforms and a single island platform, one side of which has a cutout, enabling the station to serve a total of four tracks. Then platforms are connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. Platforms History Narutō Station opened on 1 May 1897. During World War II, on 13 August 1945, a train containing five passenger carriages and four freight carriages was strafed by Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gumyō Station
is a passenger railway station in the city of Tōgane, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Gumyō Station is served by the Tōgane Line between and , and is located 9.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōami Station. Station layout Gumyō Station consists of two opposed side platforms. The platforms are short, and can only handle trains with a length of six carriages or less. The station is staffed. Platform History Gumyō Station was opened on November 1, 1911 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), which became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. All scheduled freight operations were discontinued from October 1, 1962. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2024 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). Surrounding area * * Josai International Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tōgane Station
is a passenger railway station in the city of Tōgane, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Tōgane Station is served by the Tōgane Line between and , and is located 5.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōami Station. Station layout The station consists of two opposed side platforms. One platform is directly adjacent to the old wooden station building, and was originally a semi-bay platform; the other is connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed. Platform History Tōgane Station was opened on June 30, 1900 as a terminal station on the Bōsō Railway. The line was nationalized on September 1, 1907 and became part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). The terminal station was extended from Tōgane to Ōami on October 12, 1909 and in the opposite direction to Narutō by November 1, 1911. From November 25, 1926 to March 1, 1961, the station was also a terminal for the now-defunct Kujukuri Railway. The station was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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