is a passenger

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in the city of

Yotsukaidō is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 95,266 in 43,191 households and a population density of 2800 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Located inland on the Shimosa Plate ...

Chiba Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, 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 ...

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, operated by the

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(JR East).

Lines

Yotsukaidō Station is served by the

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between Tokyo and , and is located 46.9 kilometers from the western terminus of the Sōbu Main Line at

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Station layout

The station consists of a single

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and an

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connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a ''

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'' staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Yotsukaidō Station was opened on December 9, 1894 as a station on the Sōbu Railway for both passenger and freight operations. On September 1, 1907, the Sōbu Railway was

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, becoming part of the

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

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(JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from February 1, 1974. A new elevated station building was completed in December 1981. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the

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of the

(JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in 2002.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 21,975 passengers daily

Surrounding area

* Yotsukaidō City Hall * Yotsukaidō High School

References

External links

JR East station information
Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1894 Sōbu Main Line Yotsukaidō {{Chiba-railstation-stub