Toke Station

Toke Station

土気駅
Toke Station; 土気駅
	Toke Station, September 2016
General information
Location	1727-1 Toke-chō, Midori-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken, 267-0061; Japan
Coordinates	35.5307°N 140.2699°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Sotobō Line
Distance	18.1 km from Chiba
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 November 1896
Passengers
FY2019	13,078
Services
Location
	Toke Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Toke Station Toke Station (Japan)

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).

Lines

Toke Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 18.1 km (11.2 mi) 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

History

Toke Station opened on 1 November 1896[2] as a station on the Bōsō Railway. 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. Freight operations were discontinued on 1 October 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 1 April 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

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

JR East Station information (in Japanese)

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[tt201108-1] JR Timetable, August 2011 issue, p.110

[jreast-2] 各駅情報（土気駅） [Station Information: Toke Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2012-01-19.

[jreast2019stats-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.