Tōgane Station Explained

Tōgane Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:東金駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Tōgane 585, Tōgane-shi, Chiba-ken
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Tōgane Line
Distance:5.8 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Status:Staffed
Opened:June 30, 1900
Passengers:4187 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Tōgane Station

is a passenger railway station in the city of Tōgane, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Tōgane Station is served by the Tōgane Line between and, and is located 5.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōami Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms. One platform is directly adjacent to the old wooden station building, and was originally a semi-bay platform; the other is connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platform

History

Tōgane Station was opened on June 30, 1900 as a terminal station on the Bōsō Railway. The line was nationalized on September 1, 1907 and became part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). The terminal station was extended from Tōgane to Ōami on October 12, 1909 and in the opposite direction to Narutō by November 1, 1911. From November 25, 1926 to March 1, 1961, the station was also a terminal for the now-defunct Kujukuri Railway. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4187 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_03.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.