Ōto_Station

Ōto Station

Ōto Station

Railway station in Katori, Chiba Prefecture, Japan


Ōto Station (大戸駅, Ōto-eki) a passenger railway station in the city of Katori, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Lines

Ōto Station is served by the Narita Line, and is located 36.1 kilometers from the terminus of line at Sakura.

Layout

Ōto Station has a single ground-level island platform connected to the neighboring streets by a footbridge. There is no station building. Bathrooms are located to the north of the station.[1]

Platforms

1  Narita Line for Sawara, Chōshi, and Kashima-Jingu
2  Narita Line for Narita, Sakura, and Chiba

History

Ōto Station was opened on April 1, 1926, as a station on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) for both passenger and freight operations. After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from October 1, 1962. The station has been unattended since July 1, 1970. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station building was rebuilt from 2007 to 2011.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 243 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

See also


References

  1. "JR東日本:駅構内図(大戸駅)". JR東日本:東日本旅客鉄道株式会社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  2. 千葉県統計年鑑(平成19年 [Chiba Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2006)] (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefecture. 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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