Yawatajuku Station
Yawatajuku station (八幡宿駅, Yawatajuku-eki) is a railway station operated by JR East's Uchibō Line located in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is 5.6 kilometers from the terminus of the Uchibō Line at Soga Station.
Yawatajuku Station 八幡宿駅 | |
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 Yawatajuku Station | |
| Location | Yawatajuku 930-3, Ichihara, Chiba （千葉県市原市八幡宿 930-3） Japan |
| Operated by | East Japan Railway Company |
| Line(s) | Uchibō Line |
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| Opened | 1912 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (2009) | 12,599 daily |
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.
Station layout
Yawatajuku is an above-ground station with an elevated station building, and has two sets of tracks running around an island platform. It has automatic ticket gates.
Surroundings
- Ichihara Police Station
- Furukawa Electric Company Chiba Office
- Teikyo Heisei University
- Yawata Junior High School
- Yawata Elementary School
- National Highway Route 16
- National Highway Route 297
- Ichihara Sporeku Park
- Port Pier Ichihara
- Beisia Supercenter Ichihara Yawata Branch
- Sendo Supermarket
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Uchibō Line | ||||
| Hamano | Commuter Rapid | Goi | ||
| Hamano | Rapid (Sobu Line) |
Goi | ||
| Hamano | Rapid (Keiyō Line) |
Goi | ||
| Hamano | Local | Goi | ||