Kimitsu Station

Kimitsu Station 君津駅
Kimitsu Station
Location	1-1-1 Higashi-Sakata, Futtsu, Chiba （千葉県君津市東坂田一丁目1-1） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Uchibō Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1915
Previous names	Susai (until 1956)
Traffic

Passengers (FY2009)	9,018 daily

Kimitsu Station (君津駅, Kimitsu-eki) is a railway station on the Uchibō Line in Kimitsu, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kimitsu Station is served by the Uchibō Line, and is located 38.3 km from the starting point of the line at Soga Station.

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform and a side platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori-no-madoguchi" ticket counter.

Platforms

1	■ Uchibō Line	for Tateyama and Awa-Kamogawa
2,3	■ Uchibō Line	for Kisarazu, Soga, and Chiba

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Uchibō Line
Kisarazu	Sazanami	Sanukimachi
Kisarazu	Special Rapid	Sanukimachi
Kisarazu	Commuter Rapid	Aohori
Kisarazu	Rapid (Sobu Line)	Terminus
Kisarazu	Rapid (Keiyo Line)	Aohori
Kisarazu	Local	Aohori

History

The station opened on January 15, 1915 as Susai Station (周西駅) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Kisarazu Line. On May 24, 1919, the line was renamed the Hōjō Line, on April 15, 1929, it became the Bōsō Line, and on April 1, 1933, it became the Bōsōnishi Line. It became part of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was renamed to Kimitsu Station on April 1, 1956, and the line was renamed the Uchibō Line from July 15, 1972. Kimitsu Station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.^[1]

References

↑ Ishino, Tetsu et al. (eds.) (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 618. ISBN 4533029809.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kimitsu Station.

JR East Station information (Japanese)

Stations of the Uchibō Line

Chiba Hon-Chiba Soga Hamano Yawatajuku Goi Anegasaki Nagaura Sodegaura Iwane Kisarazu Kimitsu Aohori Ōnuki Sanukimachi Kazusa-Minato Takeoka Hamakanaya Hota Awa-Katsuyama Iwai Tomiura Nakofunakata Tateyama Kokonoe Chikura Chitose Minamihara Wadaura Emi Futomi Awa-Kamogawa

Coordinates: 35°20′0.91″N 139°53′42.15″E / 35.3335861°N 139.8950417°E / 35.3335861; 139.8950417

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