Kamatori Station

Kamatori Station (鎌取駅, Kamatori-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Midori-ku, Chiba, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kamatori Station

鎌取駅
Kamatori Station South Exit, July 2020
LocationKamatori-chō 787-3, Midori-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken, 266-0011
Japan
Coordinates35.5627°N 140.1785°E / 35.5627; 140.1785
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Sotobō Line
Distance8.8 km from Chiba
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJune 15, 1952
Passengers
FY201920,693
Location
Kamatori Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Kamatori Station
Kamatori Station (Japan)

Lines

Kamatori Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 8.8 km from the terminus of the line at Chiba Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform with an elevated station building built over the tracks and platform. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platform
1 ■ Sotobō Line Ōami, Mobara, Katsuura, Awa-Kamogawa
3 ■ Sotobō Line For Soga, Chiba, Tokyo

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Sotobō Line
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Soga Rapid Honda
Soga Local Honda

History

Kamatori Station was opened on June 15, 1952 as a station on the Japan National Railways. A new station building was completed on March 23, 1986. The station became part of the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,693 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
  • Chiba City Midori Ward Office
  • Chiba City Kamatori Community Center
  • Chiba City Midori Library

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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