Tawarada Station Explained

Tawarada Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:俵田駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Tawarada 1630, Kimitsu-shi, Chiba-ken 292-0455
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Kururi Line
Distance:21.0 km from
Platforms:1 side platform
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:July 10, 1921
Passengers:64 daily
Pass Year:FY2006
Map Type:Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Tawarada Station

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

Lines

Tawarada Station is a station on the Kururi Line, and is located 21.0 km from the terminus of the line at Kisarazu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic. The platform is short, and can only handle trains with a length of three carriages or less. The station is unattended.

Platform

History

Tawarada Station was opened on July 10, 1921 as a station on the Chiba Prefectural Railways Kururi Line. The line was nationalized into the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on September 1, 1923. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. The original station building was destroyed in a fire on January 3, 2008, and a new structure was completed in 2009.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 64 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://www.pref.chiba.lg.jp/toukei/toukeidata/nenkan/nenkan-h19/index.html#11 . ja:千葉県統計年鑑(平成19年). Chiba Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2006). 2007. Chiba Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2020.