Kazusa-Okitsu Station

Kazusa-Okitsu Station

上総興津駅
Kazusa-Okitsu Station; 上総興津駅
	Kazusa-Okitsu Station, January 2014
General information
Location	Okitsu 307, Katsuura-shi, Chiba-ken 299-5245; Japan
Coordinates	35.1372°N 140.2507°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Sotobō Line
Distance	77.2 km from Soga
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 April 1927
Passengers
FY2019	182
Services
Location
	Kazusa-Okitsu Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Kazusa-Okitsu Station Kazusa-Okitsu Station (Japan)

Kazusa-Okitsu Station (上総興津駅, Kazusa-Okitsu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kazusa-Okitsu Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 77.2 km (48.0 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Chiba Station.

Station layout

Kazusa-Okitsu Station has two opposed side platforms connected to a wooden station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platform

1	■ Sotobō Line	Awa-Kamogawa
2	■ Sotobō Line	For Katsuura, Mobara, Soga, Chiba

History

Kazusa-Okitsu Station was opened on 1 April 1927. It 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 182 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

National Route 128
Okitsu Port

References

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.

External links

Media related to Kazusa-Okitsu Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East Station information (in Japanese)

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[jreast2019stats-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.