Higata Station

Higata Station (干潟駅, Higata-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Asahi, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Higata Station

干潟駅
Higata Station in June 2006
Location6454 Ni, Asahi-shi, Chiba-ken 289–2504
Japan
Coordinates35.7183°N 140.6031°E / 35.7183; 140.6031
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Sōbu Main Line
Distance98.8 km from Tokyo
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 February 1898
Passengers
FY2019837
Location
Higata Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Higata Station
Higata Station (Japan)
Station platform, 2014.

Lines

Higata Station is served by the Sōbu Main Line between Tokyo and Chōshi, and is located 98.8 kilometers from the western terminus of the Sōbu Main Line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station consists a two opposed side platforms, connected by a footbridge. The platforms are short, and can accommodate trains of up to eight carriages. The station is staffed.

Platforms
1 ■ Sōbu Main Line For Asahi, Yōkaichi, Narutō, Chiba
2 ■ Sōbu Main Line For Chōshi

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Sōbu Main Line
Yōkaichiba Local Asahi

History

Higata Station was opened on 25 February 1898 as a station on the Sōbu Railway for both passenger and freight operations. On 1 September 1907, the Sōbu Railway was nationalised, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from 1 October 1971. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 837 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
  • National Route 126
  • Chiba Prefectural Asahi College of Technology
  • Chiba Prefectural Toso Technical High School

See also

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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