Yawatajuku Station

Yawatajuku station (八幡宿駅, Yawatajuku-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Yawatajuku Station

八幡宿駅
Yawatajuku Station in July 2008
LocationYawatajuku 930-3, Ichihara, Chiba-ken 290-0062
Japan
Coordinates35.5360°N 140.1201°E / 35.5360; 140.1201
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Uchibō Line
Distance5.6 km from Soga
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMarch 28, 1912
Passengers
FY201911,905
Location
Yawatajuku Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Yawatajuku Station
Yawatajuku Station (Japan)

Lines

Yawatajuku Station is served by the Uchibo Line, and lies 5.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Soga Station.

Station layout

The station consists of an elevated station building, and has two sets of tracks running around an island platform. The station is staffed.

Platforms
1 ■ Uchibō Line For Soga, Chiba, Tokyo
2 ■ Uchibō Line For Goi, Kisarazu

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Uchibō Line
Hamano   Commuter Rapid   Goi
Hamano   Rapid
(Sobu Line)		   Goi
Hamano   Rapid
(Keiyō Line)		   Goi
Hamano   Local   Goi

History

Yawatajuku Station was opened on March 28, 1912 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Kisarazu Line. On May 24, 1919, the line's name changed to the Hōjō Line, and on April 15, 1929 to the Bōsō Line and on April 1, 1933 to the Bōsōnishi Line. It became part of the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II, and the line was renamed the Uchibō Line from July 15, 1972. The station assumed its present name from March 31, 1974. Yawatajuku Station was absorbed into 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 11,905 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surroundings

See also

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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