Mobara Station
Mobara Station 茂原駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Mobara Station south exit in 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Machibo, Mobara-shi, Chiba-ken 297-0022 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°25′37″N 140°18′14″E / 35.4269°N 140.304°E / 35.4269; 140.304 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Sotobō Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 34.3 km from Chiba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Talking reserved-seat ticket machine(話せる指定席券売機)) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 17 April 1897 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Mohara (until 1935) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 10,901 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Mobara Station Location within Chiba Prefecture  Mobara Station Mobara Station (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mobara Station (茂原駅, Mobara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Mobara, Chiba Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Mobara Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 34.3 km (21.3 mi) from the starting point of the line at Chiba Station. Limited express Wakashio services from Tokyo to Awa-Kamogawa stop at this station.
Station layout
The station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks, with the station building underneath. The station has a Talking reserved-seat ticket machines(話せる指定席券売機).
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Sotobō Line | for Soga, Chiba, Kaihimmakuhari, and Tokyo |
| 2 | ■ Sotobō Line | for Soga, Chiba, Kaihimmakuhari, and Tokyo |
| 3 | ■ Sotobō Line | for Kazusa-Ichinomiya, Katsuura, and Awa-Kamogawa |
| 4 | ■ Sotobō Line | for Kazusa-Ichinomiya, Katsuura, and Awa-Kamogawa |
History
Mobara Station opened on 17 April 1897, as Mohara Station (茂原駅, Mohara-eki) on the Bōsō Railway. It was absorbed into the Japanese Government Railways on 1 September 1907. From 1909 to 1926 it was also the terminal of the Chōnan-Mobara-Kan Jinsha Kidō (庁南茂原間人車軌道), a human-powered railway extending to Chōnan, Chiba. On 1 August 1930, the station became the terminus of the Nansō Railway (南総鉄道, Nansō Tetsudō), which became the Sotobō Line from 1939. It was renamed to its present name on 10 July 1935. It joined the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,901 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
National Route 128- Chosei Municipal HospitalMobara City Hall
See also
References
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
External links
Media related to Mobara Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)