Toke Station

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

Toke Station

土気駅
Toke Station, September 2016
Location1727-1 Toke-chō, Midori-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken, 267-0061
Japan
Coordinates35.5307°N 140.2699°E / 35.5307; 140.2699
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Sotobō Line
Distance18.1 km from Chiba
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedNovember 1, 1896
Passengers
FY201913,078
Location
Toke Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Toke Station
Toke Station (Japan)

Lines

Toke Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 18.1 km from the terminus of the line at Chiba Station. Some Sotobō Line limited express Wakashio services from Tokyo to Awa-Kamogawa stop at this station.[1]

Station layout

This station consists of a single island platform, serving two tracks, with an elevated station building built over the tracks and platforms. The station is staffed.[2]

Platform
1 ■ Sotobō Line for Ōami, Mobara, Katsuura, Awa-Kamogawa
2 ■ Sotobō Line for Soga, Chiba, and Tokyo

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Sotobō Line
Soga Limited express Wakashio Ōami
Honda Rapid Ōami
Honda Local Ōami

History

Toke Station opened on November 1, 1896[2] as a station on the Bōsō Railway. On September 1, 1907, the Bōsō Railway was nationalized and became part of the Japanese Government Railways, which was transformed into the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. Freight operations were discontinued on October 1, 1962. The station building was enlarged in January 1979, with the construction of the south exit. A new station building was completed in August 1986. The station became part of the JR East network upon privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 13,078 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area
  • Chiba Showa-no-mori Park
  • Hoki Museum
  • Toke High School
  • Birds Mall

References
  1. JR Timetable, August 2011 issue, p.110
  2. 各駅情報（土気駅） [Station Information: Toke Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  3. 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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