Yokota Station
Yokota Station (横田駅, Yokota-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Sodegaura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). LinesYokota Station is served by the Kururi Line, and is located 9.3 km from the western terminus of the line at Kisarazu Station. Station layoutThe station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is one of the few on the Kururi Line which is fully staffed, and which allows for trains coming from opposite directions to pass one another. Platforms
HistoryYokota Station opened on December 28, 1912 as Nakagawa Station (中川駅, Nakagawa-eki) on the Chiba Prefectural Railways Kururi Line. It was renamed Yokota Station on July 1, 1915.[citation needed] The line was nationalized into the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on September 1, 1923. The JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. Passenger statisticsIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 165 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1] Surrounding areaSee alsoReferences
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