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is an interchange passenger

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located in

Wakaba-ku, Chiba is one of the six wards of the city of Chiba in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of April 2012, the ward had an estimated population of 151,593 and a population density of 1,800 persons per km². The total area was 84.21 km², making it the larg ...

, Japan, operated by

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(JR East) and the Chiba Urban Monorail.

Lines

Tsuga Station is served by the

Sōbu Main Line The is a Japanese railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan. It connects Tokyo with the east coast of Chiba Prefecture, passing through the cities of Funabashi, Chiba, and Chōshi. Its name derives from the old ...

and is 43.4 kilometers from the western terminus of the line at

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. It is also served by the

Chiba Urban Monorail Line 2 The is a two-line suspended monorail system located in Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by , a so-called " third-sector" company established on March 20, 1979. Investors include the city of Chiba. The first segmen ...

and 7.7 kilometers from the terminus of that line at

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 (Rapi ...

Station layout

JR East

JR Tsuga Station has a single

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with an elevated station building located above the tracks and platform. The station is staffed.

Chiba Monorail

The Chiba Urban Monorail Tsuga Station is an elevated station with two opposed

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History

Tsuga Station originated as the on the

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(JGR), established on November 1, 1912. It was upgraded to the on April 1, 1922, and to a temporary stop on September 30, 1965. After World War II, the JGR 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). Tsuga became full passenger station on March 28, 1968. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. The Chiba Urban Monorail began operations to the station from March 28, 2001. A new elevated station building was completed between 2002-2009.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 21,084 passengers daily In fiscal 2018, the China Urban Monorail portion of the station was served by 6,041 passengers.

Surrounding area

* Chiba City Wakaba Ward Office * Tsuga Community Center * Wakaba Health and Welfare Center

References

External links

JR East station information

Chiba Urban Monorail station information
{{Chiba Urban Monorail Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1968 Sōbu Main Line Railway stations in Chiba (city)