is a passenger

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in the city of

Isumi is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 37,206 in 17,004 households and a population density of 240 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Isumi is located on the east coast ...

Chiba Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to t ...

, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator

Isumi Railway The is a railway line in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operating company Isumi Railway Company. It extends through the central eastern section of the Bōsō Peninsula, linking Ōhara Station in the city of Isum ...

Lines

Kazusa-Azuma Station is served by the

Isumi Line The is a railway line in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operating company Isumi Railway Company. It extends through the central eastern section of the Bōsō Peninsula, linking Ōhara Station in the city of Isum ...

, and lies 5.2 kilometers from the eastern terminus of the line at Ōhara.

Station layout

Kazusa-Azuma Station has dual opposed

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s serving two tracks, with a three-sided rain shelter built onto each platform. The station is unattended.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Kazusa-Azuma Station opened on April 1, 1930 as a station on the

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(JGR) Kihara Line. After World War II, the JGR became the

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(JNR). The station has been unattended since 1954, when scheduled freight operations were also discontinued. With the division and

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of the Japan National Railways on April 1, 1987, the station was acquired by the East Japan Railway Company. On March 24, 1988, the Kihara Line became the Isumi Railroad Isumi Line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 30 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

* The station is located in the central area of former Azuma Village * Yamada Post Office * * Isumi Municipal Azuma Elementary School * Genji Hotaru no Sato

References

External links

*
Isumi Railway Company home page
{{Isumi Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1930 Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture Isumi Line Isumi