is a passenger

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in the city of Ichihara,

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, operated by the

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(JR East).

Lines

Yawatajuku Station is served by the Uchibo Line, and lies 5.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at

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Station layout

The station consists of an elevated station building, and has two sets of tracks running around an

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. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

Yawatajuku Station was opened on March 28, 1912 as a station on the

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(JGR) Kisarazu Line. On May 24, 1919, the line's name changed to the Hōjō Line, and on April 15, 1929 to the Bōsō Line and on April 1, 1933 to the Bōsōnishi Line. It became part of the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II, and the line was renamed the Uchibō Line from July 15, 1972. The station assumed its present name from March 31, 1974. Yawatajuku Station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the

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of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 11,905 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surroundings

*Ichihara Police Station *

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*Yawata Junior High School *Yawata Elementary School * * *Ichihara Sporeku Park *Port Pier Ichihara

References

External links

JR East Station information
{{Uchibo Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1912 Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture Uchibō Line Ichihara, Chiba