Hota Station (Chiba)

Hota Station (保田駅, Hota-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Kyonan, Awa District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). However, it is still a staffed station.

Hota Station

保田駅
Hota Station, 2013
General information
LocationHota 249, Kyonan-machi, Awa-gun, Chiba-ken 299-1902
Japan
Coordinates35.1411°N 139.838°E / 35.1411; 139.838
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Uchibō Line
Distance73.7 km from Soga
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedAugust 1, 1917
Passengers
FY2019218
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Hamakanaya
towards Soga or Chiba
 Uchibō Line
Local
 Awa-Katsuyama
towards Awa-Kamogawa
Location
Hota Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Hota Station
Hota Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Hota Station is located in Japan
Hota Station
Hota Station
Hota Station (Japan)

Lines

Hota Station is served by the Uchibō Line, and is located 67.5 kilometres (41.9 mi) from the western terminus of the line at Soga Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station used to have a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office, but it was closed on January 31, 2021.[1]

Platforms
1 ■ Uchibō Line For Kimitsu, Kisarazu, Chiba
2 ■ Uchibō Line For Tateyama, Awa-Kamogawa

History

Hota Station was opened on August 1, 1917. The 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 year 2019, the station was used by an average of 218 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. "駅の情報（保田駅）：JR東日本" [Station information (Hota Station): JR East] (in Japanese). Easet Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  2. 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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