Kazusa-Ichinomiya Station
Encyclopedia
is a railway station operated by JR East's
Sotobō Line located in Ichinomiya
, Chiba Prefecture
, Japan
. It is 43.0 kilometers from the terminus of the Sotobō Line at Chiba Station
.
and became part of the Japanese Government Railways, which was transformed into the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station name was changed to the present name on January 1, 1917. Freight operations were discontinued on July 1, 1971. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization
of the Japan National Railways on April 1, 1987.
and a single side platform
serving three tracks, connected to a white-washed station building by an overpass.
East Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
Sotobō Line located in Ichinomiya
Ichinomiya, Chiba
is a town located in Chōsei District, Chiba, Japan. As of 2010, the town had an estimated population of 12,079and a density of 525 persons per km². The total area was 23.02 km².-Geography:...
, Chiba Prefecture
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is 43.0 kilometers from the terminus of the Sotobō Line at Chiba Station
Chiba Station
is a railway station located in Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.-JR East:*Sōbu Main Line**Chūō-Sōbu Line**Sōbu Line *Narita Line*Sotobō Line*Uchibō Line-History:The station opened on 20 July 1894.The present station building was built in 1963...
.
History
Kazusa-Ichinomiya Station was opened on April 17, 1898 as on the Bōsō Railway. The line was further extended to by December 13, 1899. On September 1, 1907, the Bōsō Railway was nationalizedNationalization
Nationalisation, also spelled nationalization, is the process of taking an industry or assets into government ownership by a national government or state. Nationalization usually refers to private assets, but may also mean assets owned by lower levels of government, such as municipalities, being...
and became part of the Japanese Government Railways, which was transformed into the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station name was changed to the present name on January 1, 1917. Freight operations were discontinued on July 1, 1971. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization
Privatization
Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency or public service from the public sector to the private sector or to private non-profit organizations...
of the Japan National Railways on April 1, 1987.
Layout
Kazusa-Ichinomiya Station has a single island platformIsland platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
and a single side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
serving three tracks, connected to a white-washed station building by an overpass.