Shin-Mobara Station

Shin-Mobara Station

新茂原駅
Shin-Mobara Station; 新茂原駅
	Shin-Mobara Station
General information
Location	Nagao 2667, Mobara-shi, Chiba-ken 297-0073; Japan
Coordinates	35.4495°N 140.3001°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Sotobō Line
Distance	31.4 km from Chiba
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 September 1955
Passengers
FY2019	1,259 daily
Services
Location
	Shin-Mobara Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Shin-Mobara Station Shin-Mobara Station (Japan)

Shin-Mobara Station (新茂原駅, Shin-Mobara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Mobara, Chiba Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Shin-Mobara Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 31.4 km (19.5 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Chiba Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks, connected to a one-story station building. The station is staffed.

Platform

1	■ Sotobō Line	For Mobara, Kazusa-Ichinomiya, Katsuura, Awa-Kamogawa
2	■ Sotobō Line	For Ōami, Soga, Chiba

History

Shin-Mobara Station was opened on 1 September 1955 as a passenger station on the Japan National Railways. Freight operations began on 1 December 1981, with the construction of a spur line to the nearby Mitsui Kagagu Ichihara factory. The station joined the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, with freight operations coming under the control of the Japan Freight Railway Company. Freight container operations began from October 1994, but were discontinued in March 1996 and all freight operations ceased from 1 April 1999.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1,259 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

National Route 128
Mitsui Chemical - Mobara factory

References

各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

External links

Media related to Shin-Mobara 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. 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2020.