Tawarada Station
Tawarada Station (俵田駅, Tawarada-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Kimitsu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Tawarada Station 俵田駅 | |
|---|---|
 Tawarada Station | |
| Location | Tawarada 1630, Kimitsu-shi, Chiba-ken 292-0455 Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°18′53.01″N 140°3′40.24″E |
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East |
| Line(s) | ■ Kururi Line |
| Distance | 21.0 km from Kisarazu |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | July 10, 1921 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2006 | 64 daily |
| Location | |
  Tawarada Station Location within Chiba Prefecture  Tawarada Station Tawarada Station (Japan) | |
Lines
Tawarada Station is a station on the Kururi Line, and is located 21.0 km from the 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 three carriages or less. The station is unattended.
History
Tawarada Station was opened on July 10, 1921 as a station on the Chiba Prefectural Railways Kururi Line. The line was nationalized into the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on September 1, 1923. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. The original station building was destroyed in a fire on January 3, 2008, and a new structure was completed in 2009.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 64 passengers daily.[1]
Surrounding area
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 Tawarada Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)