Mobara Station
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is a railway station operated by JR East's
Sotobō Line located in Mobara
, Chiba Prefecture
Japan
. It is 34.3 kilometers from the terminus of the Sotobō Line at Chiba Station
.
on September 1, 1907. From 1909-1926 it was also the terminal of the , a human-powdered railway extending to Chōnan, Chiba
. On August 1, 1930, the station became the terminus of the , which became the Sotobō Line from 1939. It was renamed to its present name on July 10, 1935. It joined the JR East network upon the privatization
of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
s serving four tracks, connected to each other and to the station building by an underpass.
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 Mobara
Mobara, Chiba
is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of September 2010, the city has an estimated population of 92,449 and a population density of 924 persons per km². The total area is 100.01 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 34.3 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...
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History
Mobara Station was opened on April 17, 1897 as on the Bōsō Railway. It was absorbed into the Japanese Government RailwaysJapanese Government Railways
The Japanese Government Railways was the national railway system directly operated by the central government of Japan until 1949. It is a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.- Name :...
on September 1, 1907. From 1909-1926 it was also the terminal of the , a human-powdered railway extending to Chōnan, Chiba
Chonan, Chiba
is a town located in Chōsei District, Chiba, Japan.As of 2010 estimates, the town had a population of 9,154 and a density of 140 persons per km². The total area was .- Geography :...
. On August 1, 1930, the station became the terminus of the , which became the Sotobō Line from 1939. It was renamed to its present name on July 10, 1935. It joined 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 (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
Station layout
Mobara Station has a two 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...
s serving four tracks, connected to each other and to the station building by an underpass.