Sawara Station

Sawara Station (佐原駅, Sawara-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Katori, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Sawara Station

佐原駅
Sawara Station
LocationSawara 74, Katori-shi, Chiba-ken 287-0003
Japan
Coordinates35.8947°N 140.4939°E / 35.8947; 140.4939
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance40.0 km from Sakura
Platforms1 bay + 1 island platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedFebruary 3, 1898
Passengers
FY20193090
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Ōto
toward Chiba
 Narita Line Katori
toward Chōshi
Terminus Kashima Line Katori
toward Kashima Soccer Stadium
Location
Sawara Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Sawara Station
Sawara Station (Japan)

Lines

Sawara Station is served by the Narita Line, and is located 40.0 kilometers from the terminus of line at Sakura Station. Some trains for the Kashima Line originate at this station.

Layout

Sawara Station has a single bay platform serving two tracks, and an island platform, for a total of four tracks. The island platform is connected to the bay platform by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Kashima Line For Kashima-Jingū
2 ■ Narita Line For Narita
■ Narita Line For Sakura, Chiba, Tokyo
■ Kashima Line For Kashima-Jingū

History

Sawara Station was opened on February 3, 1898 as a terminal station on the Narita Railway Company for both freight and passenger operations. The Narita Railway was nationalised on September 1, 1920, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). The line was extended to Sasagawa on November 10, 1931. After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from February 1, 1984. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station building was rebuilt from 2007–2011.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3090 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
  • old town of Sawara
  • Ino Tadataka Museum
  • Katori City Hall

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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