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is a junction passenger

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in the city of

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, Japan, operated by the

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(JR East) and 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

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, Chiba, Chiba to Awa-Kamogawa Sta ...

and the Isumi Railway Company

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

. Limited express ''

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'' services from Tokyo to stop at this station. It is located from the starting point of the Sotobō Line at

Chiba Station is a major interchange 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 ** S ...

, and forms the eastern

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of the Isumi Line.

Station layout

The JR East station consists of one

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and an

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serving three tracks. The station has a ''

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

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, 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 pre ...

(JNR) after World War II. Freight operations were discontinued from 1 February 1984. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. On 24 March 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