Higashi-Yokota Station
Higashi-Yokota Station (東横田駅, Higashi-Yokota-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Sodegaura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Higashi-Yokota Station 東横田駅 | |
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 Higashi-Yokota Station | |
| Location | Yokota 442, Sodegaura-shi, Chiba-ken 299-0236 Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°23′10.51″N 140°2′11.33″E |
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East |
| Line(s) | ■ Kururi Line |
| Distance | 10.8 km from Kisarazu |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | April 20, 1937 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2006 | 156 |
| Location | |
  Higashi-Yokota Station Location within Chiba Prefecture  Higashi-Yokota Station Higashi-Yokota Station (Japan) | |
Lines
Higashi-Yokota Station is served by the Kururi Line, and is located 10.8 km from the western terminus of the line at Kisarazu Station.
Station layout
The station consists of a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic. The platform is short, and can only handle trains with a length of four carriages or less. The station is unattended.
History
Higashi-Yokota Station was opened on April 20, 1937. The station was closed on January 20, 1947, but was reopened on April 1, 1958. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in January 2007.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 156 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
National Route 165
National Route 409- former Hirakawa Town Hall
See also
References
- 千葉県統計年鑑（平成19年 [Chiba Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2006)] (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefecture. 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
Media related to Higashi-Yokota Station at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Japanese) JR East Station information