Monoi Station | |
Style: | JR East |
Native Name: | 物井駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 428 Monoi, Yotsukaidō-shi, Chiba-ken 284-0012 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | JR East |
Line: | Sōbu Main Line |
Distance: | 51.1 km from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Code: | JO32 |
Status: | Staffed |
Opened: | April 5, 1937 |
Passengers: | 4163 |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Monoi Station |
is a passenger railway station in the city of Yotsukaidō, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Monoi Station is served by the Sōbu Main Line between Tokyo and, and is located 51.1 kilometers from the western terminus of the Sōbu Main Line at Tokyo Station.
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Monoi Station originated as the on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR), established on March 4, 1911. It was upgraded to the on April 1, 1922, and to a full passenger station on April 5, 1937. After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new elevated station building was completed on April 12, 1998. The platforms were lengthened in 2004 to accommodate 15-carriage trains.
In fiscal 2009, the station was used by an average of 4163 passengers daily[1]