Hota Station (Chiba) Explained

Hota Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:保田駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Hota 249, Kyonan-machi, Awa-gun, Chiba-ken 299-1902
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.1411°N 139.838°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Uchibō Line
Distance:73.7 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Status:Staffed
Opened:August 1, 1917
Passengers:218
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Hota Station

is a passenger railway station in the town of Kyonan, Awa District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). However, it is still a staffed station.

Lines

Hota Station is served by the Uchibō Line, and is located 67.5km (41.9miles) from the western terminus of the line at Soga Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station used to have a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office, but it was closed on January 31, 2021.[1]

Platforms

History

Hota Station was opened on August 1, 1917. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal year 2019, the station was used by an average of 218 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 駅の情報(保田駅):JR東日本 . Station information (Hota Station): JR East . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20201222132907/https://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1401 . 2020-12-22 . 2021-03-16 . Easet Japan Railway Company . ja.
  2. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_07.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019). 2020. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2020.