Yokota Station Explained

Yokota Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:横田駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Yokota, Sodegaura-shi, Chiba-ken 299-0236
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Kururi Line
Distance:9.3 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Status:Staffed
Opened:December 28, 1912
Former:Nakagawa (until 1915)
Passengers:165
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Yokota Station

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

Lines

Yokota Station is served by the Kururi Line, and is located 9.3 km from the western terminus of the line at Kisarazu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is one of the few on the Kururi Line which is fully staffed, and which allows for trains coming from opposite directions to pass one another.

Platforms

History

Yokota Station opened on December 28, 1912 as on the Chiba Prefectural Railways Kururi Line. It was renamed Yokota Station on July 1, 1915. The line was nationalized into the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on September 1, 1923. The JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 165 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_08.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019). 2020. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 11 August 2020.