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is a junction passenger

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in the city of Isumi, Chiba, Japan, operated by the

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(JR East) and the third-sector railway operator Isumi Railway.

Lines

Ōhara Station is served by the JR East

Sotobō Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) adjacent to the Pacific Ocean, on the eastern (i.e., outer) side of the Bōsō Peninsula. It connects Chiba Station in Chiba to Awa-Kamogawa Station in Kamog ...

and the Isumi Railway Company Isumi Line. Limited express ''

Wakashio The is a limited express train service in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It runs from to and on the Bōsō Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture. Station stops ''Wakashio'' services operate over the Keiyo Line and S ...

'' services from Tokyo to stop at this station. It is located 57.2 km from the starting point of the Sotobō Line at Chiba Station, and forms the eastern terminus of the 26.8 kilometer Isumi Line.

Station layout

The JR East station consists of one

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

and an

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serving three tracks. The station has a ''

Midori no Madoguchi , which stands for ''Multi Access (originally Magnetic-electronic Automatic) seat Reservation System'', is a train ticket reservation system used by the railway companies of former Japanese National Railways, currently Japan Railways Group (JR Grou ...

'' staffed ticket office. The Isumi Railway has a single

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serving two tracks. The two station buildings are adjacent and are connected together.

JR East platforms

File:Oharastationplatforms-chiba-may12-2013.jpg, The JR East platforms in May 2013

Isumi Line platforms

File:大原駅いすみ鉄道ホーム - panoramio.jpg, The Isumi Railway platform in July 2011

History

Ōhara Station opened on December 13, 1899, as the terminal station of the Bōsō Railway. On September 1, 1907, the Bōsō Railway was nationalized and became part of the

Japanese Government Railways The Japanese Government Railways (JGR) was the national railway system directly operated by the Japanese Ministry of Railways ( ja, 鉄道省, Tetsudō-shō, ) until 1949. It was a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the later Japan Rai ...

, which became the

Japanese National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...

(JNR) after World War II. Freight operations were discontinued from February 1, 1984. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. On March 24, 1988, the Kihara Line was split off from the JR East network to be operated by the third-sector Isumi Railway.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, JR East's Ōhara Station was used by an average of 1,402 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). In fiscal 2018, the Izumi Railway portion of the station was used by an average of 324 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

* Isumi City Office * Ōhara Fishing Port * Ōhara High School * *

References

External links

JR East station information

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ohara Station (Chiba) Railway stations in Japan opened in 1899 Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture Sotobō Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Isumi Line Isumi