Hon-Chiba Station

Hon-Chiba Station

本千葉駅
Hon-Chiba Station; 本千葉駅
	Hon-Chiba Station, April 2015
General information
Location	1 Nagazu, Chūō-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken 260-0854; Japan
Coordinates	35°36′03.93″N 140°07′15.66″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uchibō Line; ■ Sotobō Line;
Distance	1.4 km from Chiba
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 February 1896
Previous names	Samukawa (until 1902)
Passengers
FY2019	11,901 daily
Services
Location
	Hon-Chiba Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Hon-Chiba Station Hon-Chiba Station (Japan)

Hon-Chiba station (本千葉駅, Hon-Chiba-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in Chūō-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Hon-Chiba Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 1.4 km (0.87 mi) from the starting point of the line at Chiba Station. It is also served by trains of the Uchibō Line which continue past the nominal terminus of that line at Soga Station to terminate at Chiba as well.

Station layout

Hon-Chiba station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. The station is elevated, with the station building below. The station is attended. The east side of the station is much busier than the west side.

Platforms

1	■ Uchibō Line	for Ōami, Togane, Naruto, Mobara
1	■ Sotobō Line	for Goi, Kisarazu
2	■ Uchibō Line	for Chiba, Tokyo
2	■ Sotobō Line	for Chiba, Tokyo

History

Hon-Chiba is among the older stations of Japan, having opened as Samukawa Station (寒川駅, Samukawa-eki) on the Bōsō Railway on 25 February 1896. It was renamed to its present name on 28 January 1902. On 1 September 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. At the time of its construction, Hon-Chiba Station was located close to present day Keisei Chiba-Chūō Station, but it was heavily damaged in World War II, and subsequently moved to its current location on 1 February 1958. In 1972 Emperor Hirohito used this station while on his way to inspect the Chiba Prefectural Cancer Center. The station became part of the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 11,901 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surroundings

Hon-Chiba station is located in the heart of Chiba City. Rather than being located close to Chiba Station, Chiba prefectural office, Chiba District Court, and other government buildings can instead be found to the north of this station. Kenchō-mae Station on the Chiba Urban Monorail Line 1 is within a few minutes walking distance.

Also nearby:

Kashiwado Hospital
Chiba-Chūō Bus Headquarters
Chiba Budōkan
Samukawa Shrine
Itsukushima Shrine
Chiba University (Medicine & Nursing)
Chiba Prefectural Chiba Senior High School and Chiba Junior High School
Chiba Prefectural Library
Chiba Municipal Samukawa Elementary School

References

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.

External links

Media related to Hon-Chiba Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East station information (in Japanese)

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[jreast2019stats-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.