Ōhara Station (Chiba)

Ōhara Station (大原駅, Ōhara-eki) is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Isumi, Chiba, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third-sector railway operator Isumi Railway.

Ōhara Station

大原駅
The JR East station entrance (right) and the Isumi Railway entrance (left) in August 2021
General information
Location8701 Ōhara, Isumi-shi, Chiba-ken 298-0004
Japan
Coordinates35°15′3.5″N 140°23′27.1″E
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance57.2 km from Chiba
Platforms1 island + 1 side + 1 bay platform
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened13 December 1899 (1899-12-13)
Passengers
1402 (JR FY2019); 324 (Isumi FY2018)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kazusa-Ichinomiya
towards Tokyo
Wakashio Onjuku
towards Awa-Kamogawa
Mikado
towards Soga
Sotobō Line
  Commuter Rapid
  Keiyō Rapid
Namihana
towards Katsuura
Mikado
towards Soga or Chiba
Sotobō Line
Local
Namihana
towards Awa-Kamogawa
Preceding station Isumi Railway Following station
Kazusa-Azuma
towards Ōtaki
Isumi Line
Express
Terminus
Nishi-Ōhara Isumi Line
Local
Location
Ōhara Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Ōhara Station
Ōhara Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Ōhara Station is located in Japan
Ōhara Station
Ōhara Station
Ōhara Station (Japan)
The station forecourt in August 2021

Lines

Ōhara Station is served by the JR East Sotobō Line and the Isumi Railway Company Isumi Line. Limited express Wakashio services from Tokyo to Awa-Kamogawa stop at this station. It is located 57.2 km (35.5 mi) from the starting point of the Sotobō Line at Chiba Station, and forms the eastern terminus of the 26.8-kilometer (16.7 mi) Isumi Line.

Station layout

The JR East station consists of one side platform and an island platform serving three tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The Isumi Railway has a single bay platform serving two tracks. The two station buildings are adjacent and are connected together.

JR East platforms

1  Sotobo Line for Kazusa-Ichinomiya, Chiba, and Tokyo
for Katsuura and Awa-Kamogawa
2  Sotobo Line for Kazusa-Ichinomiya, Chiba, and Tokyo
3  Sotobo Line for Katsuura and Awa-Kamogawa

Isumi Line platforms

1-2  Isumi Line for Ōtaki and Kazusa-Nakano

History

Ōhara Station opened on 13 December 1899, as the terminal station of the Bōsō Railway.[1] On 1 September 1907, the Bōsō Railway was nationalized and became part of the Japanese Government Railways, which became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II.

Freight operations were discontinued from 1 February 1984.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.[1] On 24 March 1988, the Kihara Line was split off from the JR East network to be operated by the third-sector Isumi Railway.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, JR East's Ōhara Station was used by an average of 1,402 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] In fiscal 2018, the Izumi Railway portion of the station was used by an average of 324 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. pp. 615–616. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 43. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  3. 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.
  4. 民鉄等駅別1日平均運輸状況……{2018(H30)年度} (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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