Kazusa-Azuma_Station

Kazusa-Azuma Station

Kazusa-Azuma Station

Railway station in Isumi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan


Kazusa-Azuma Station (上総東駅, Kazusa-Azuma-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Isumi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Isumi Railway.

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Lines

Kazusa-Azuma Station is served by the Isumi Line, and lies 5.2 kilometers from the eastern terminus of the line at Ōhara.

Station layout

Kazusa-Azuma Station has dual opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with a three-sided rain shelter built onto each platform. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Isumi Line Ōhara
2  Isumi Line Kazusa-Nakano

History

Kazusa-Azuma Station opened on April 1, 1930 as a station on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Kihara Line. After World War II, the JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR). The station has been unattended since 1954, when scheduled freight operations were also discontinued. With the division and privatization of the Japan National Railways on April 1, 1987, the station was acquired by the East Japan Railway Company. On March 24, 1988, the Kihara Line became the Isumi Railroad Isumi Line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 30 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

  • The station is located in the central area of former Azuma Village
  • Yamada Post Office
  • National Route 465
  • Isumi Municipal Azuma Elementary School
  • Genji Hotaru no Sato

See also


References

  1. 民鉄等駅別1日平均運輸状況……{2018(H30)年度} (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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