is a passenger railway station located in the city of

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, Chiba Prefecture

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, operated by the

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(JR East).

Lines

Kioroshi Station is served by the Abiko Branch Line of the

Narita Line The Narita Line ( ja, 成田線, ) is the name for a combination of three railway lines located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The main line connects Sakura Station and Matsugishi Station (as ...

, and is located 14.0 kilometers from the terminus of the branch line at Abiko Station.

Layout

Kioroshi Station is an elevated station with dual opposed side platforms. The station building is built on a cantilever above and across the platform. The station has a '' Midori no Madoguchi'' staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Kioroshi Station was opened on April 1, 1901, as a station on the Narita Railway Company for both freight and passenger operations. On September 1, 1920, the Narita Railway was

nationalised Nationalization (nationalisation in British English) is the process of transforming privately-owned assets into public assets by bringing them under the public ownership of a national government or state. Nationalization usually refers to pri ...

, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from October 1, 1974. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station building was rebuilt from 2007 to 2008.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2,059 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

* Inzai City Hall *Inzai General Hospital

References

External links

JR East station information
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1901 Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture Narita Line Inzai {{Chiba-railstation-stub