Taitō Station

Taitō Station (太東駅, Taitō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Isumi, Chiba Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

For the amusement arcades in Japan called Taito Station, see Taito.
Taitō Station

太東駅
Taitō Station in July 2010
LocationShiigi, Isumi-shi, Chiba-ken 299-4501
Japan
Coordinates35.3198°N 140.3812°E / 35.3198; 140.3812
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Sotobō Line
Distance49.3 km from Chiba
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 13, 1899
Passengers
FY2019436
Location
Taitō Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Taitō Station
Taitō Station (Japan)

Lines

Taitō Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and lies 49.3 km from the starting point of the Sotobō Line at Chiba Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform and a single side platform serving three tracks, connected to a white-washed station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platform
1 ■ Sotobō Line for Katsuura and Awa-Kamogawa
2 ■ Sotobō Line bi-directional traffic
3 ■ Sotobō Line for Kazusa-Ichinomiya, Mobara, Soga, and Chiba

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Sotobō Line
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Torami Rapid Chōjamachi
Torami Local Chōjamachi

History

Taitō Station was opened on December 13, 1899 as a station on the Bōsō Railway. On September 1, 1907, the Bōsō Railway was nationalized and became part of the Japanese Government Railways, which was transformed into the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 436 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

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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