Kannon Station Explained
Kannon Station |
| Native Name: | 観音駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 36–1 Maejuku-chō, Chōshi-shi, Chiba-ken 288–0031 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 35.7289°N 140.84°W |
| Operator: | Chōshi Electric Railway |
| Line: | Chōshi Electric Railway Line |
| Distance: | 1.1 km from |
| Platforms: | 1 (1 side platform) |
| Tracks: | 1 |
| Parking: | No |
| Accessible: | Yes |
| Code: | CD03 |
| Opened: | December 1913 |
| Electrified: | 1 July 1925 |
| Rebuilt: | 1925, 1991 |
| Passengers: | 108 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2010 |
| Map Type: | Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Kannon Station |
is a railway station on the privately operated Chōshi Electric Railway Line in Chōshi, Chiba, Japan.
Lines
Kannon Station is served by the 6.4 km Chōshi Electric Railway Line from to . It is between and stations and is one kilometer from Chōshi Station.[1]
Station layout
The station consists of one side platform serving a single track.[2] The station building was rebuilt in December 1991 to resemble a Swiss mountain railway station. The station is staffed,[1] and, until March 2017, included a shop that baked taiyaki cakes.
History
Kannon Station first opened in December 1913 as a station on the, which operated a distance of 5.9 km between and .[3] The railway closed in November 1917,[3] but was reopened on 5 July 1923 as the Chōshi Railway.[1] In 1925, the station was moved to its current location, further away from Nakanochō Station.[4]
The taiyaki cake shop inside the station was scheduled to close at the end of March 2017, over 40 years after it opened in 1976.[5]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 108 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[6] The passenger figures for past years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|
| 2007 | 152[7] |
| 2008 | 171[8] |
| 2009 | 127[9] |
| 2010 | 108 | |
Surrounding area
- Enpuku-ji temple[4]
- Chōshi Municipal Sports Centre
- Chiba Prefectural Choshi High School
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Terada, Hirokazu . ja: データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . 208 . 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- Book: Shirato, Sadao . ja: 銚子電気鉄道（上） . Choshi Electric Railway Volume One . Neko Publishing Co., Ltd.. June 2011 . Japan . 28–29. 978-4-7770-5309-4.
- Shirato. Sadao. ja:銚子遊覧鉄道. Chōshi Sightseeing Railway. The Railway Pictorial . 64. 887 . 108–109 . Denkisha Kenkyūkai . Japan . Japanese . March 2014.
- Web site: http://www.choshi-dentetsu.jp/eki/eki.htm . ja:メルヘン駅舎（各駅案内） . Fairy tale station buildings (Station information) . Choshi Electric Railway . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20130510095037/http://www.choshi-dentetsu.jp/eki/eki.htm . 10 May 2013 . 2 June 2014 . dead.
- Web site: http://mainichi.jp/articles/20170219/k00/00e/040/130000c . ja: 銚子電鉄 観音駅の「たい焼き」店閉店へ 愛され４０年 . Choshi Electric Railway Kannon Station taiyaki shop to close after 40 years . 19 February 2017 . Mainichi Shimbun . The Mainichi Newspapers . Japan . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20170219235948/http://mainichi.jp/articles/20170219/k00/00e/040/130000c?ck=1 . 19 February 2017 . live. 20 February 2017 .
- Web site: https://www.pref.chiba.lg.jp/toukei/toukeidata/nenkan/nenkan-h23/documents/111n.xls . ja:民鉄等駅別1日平均運輸状況 2010(平成22)年度. Private railway average daily passenger figures by station (Fiscal 2010). 2011. Chiba Prefectural Government . Japan. Japanese. Excel . 2 June 2014.
- Web site: https://www.pref.chiba.lg.jp/toukei/toukeidata/nenkan/nenkan-h23/documents/111n.xls . ja:民鉄等駅別1日平均運輸状況 2007(平成19)年度. Private railway average daily passenger figures by station (Fiscal 2008). 2011. Chiba Prefectural Government . Japan. Japanese. Excel . 2 June 2014.
- Web site: https://www.pref.chiba.lg.jp/toukei/toukeidata/nenkan/nenkan-h23/documents/111n.xls . ja:民鉄等駅別1日平均運輸状況 2008(平成20)年度. Private railway average daily passenger figures by station (Fiscal 2008). 2011. Chiba Prefectural Government . Japan. Japanese. Excel . 2 June 2014.
- Web site: https://www.pref.chiba.lg.jp/toukei/toukeidata/nenkan/nenkan-h23/documents/111n.xls . ja:民鉄等駅別1日平均運輸状況 2009(平成21)年度. Private railway average daily passenger figures by station (Fiscal 2009). 2011. Chiba Prefectural Government . Japan. Japanese. Excel . 2 June 2014.
