Moto-Chōshi Station

Moto-Chōshi Station (本銚子駅, Moto-Chōshi-eki) is a railway station on the privately operated Choshi Electric Railway Line in Chōshi, Chiba, Japan.


Moto-Chōshi Station

本銚子駅
Moto-Chōshi Station exterior in November 2017
General information
Location2917 Shimizu-chō, Chōshi-shi, Chiba-ken
Japan
Coordinates35°43′52″N 140°50′52″E
Operated byChoshi Electric Railway
Line(s)Choshi Electric Railway Line
Distance1.8 km from Chōshi
Platforms1 (1 side platform)
Tracks1
Construction
ParkingNo
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeCD04
History
OpenedDecember 1913
RebuiltAugust 2017
Electrified1 July 1925
Passengers
FY201586 daily
Services
Preceding station Choshi Electric Railway Following station
Kannon
towards Chōshi
 Chōshi Electric Railway Line Kasagami-Kurohae
towards Tokawa
Location
Moto-Chōshi Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Moto-Chōshi Station
Moto-Chōshi Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Moto-Chōshi Station is located in Japan
Moto-Chōshi Station
Moto-Chōshi Station
Moto-Chōshi Station (Japan)

Lines

Moto-Chōshi Station is served by the 6.4 km (4.0 mi) Choshi Electric Railway Line from Chōshi to Tokawa. It is located between Kannon and Kasagami-Kurohae stations, and is a distance of 1.8 km (1.1 mi) from Chōshi Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single track, and is unstaffed.[1]

  • The platform and view looking east in November 2017
    The platform and view looking east in November 2017
  • The interior of the waiting room in November 2017
    The interior of the waiting room in November 2017
  • The interior of the waiting room in November 2017
    The interior of the waiting room in November 2017

History

Moto-Chōshi Station first opened in December 1913 as a station on the Chōshi Sightseeing Railway (銚子遊覧鉄道, Chōshi Yūran Tetsudō), which operated a distance of 5.9 km between Chōshi and Inuboh.[2] The railway closed in November 1917,[2] but was reopened on 5 July 1923 as the Chōshi Railway.[1] Motochōshi was the name of the area at the time the station was built.[3]

The station was used in the filming of the 1985 NHK TV drama Miotsukushi.[4]

The station became unstaffed from 1 January 2008.[1]

The station was renovated in August 2017 as part of a special Nippon Television 24-hour TV project.[5]

  • Moto-Choshi Station under construction by army engineers circa 1913
    Moto-Choshi Station under construction by army engineers circa 1913
  • The station in January 2012, before renovation
    The station in January 2012, before renovation
  • The waiting room in January 2012, before renovation
    The waiting room in January 2012, before renovation

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 86 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5] The passenger figures for past years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
2007189[6]
2008180[7]
2009181[8]
2010156[9]
201586[5]

Surrounding area
  • Chōshi Shimizu Elementary School
  • The level crossing for Chiba Prefectural Route 244 to the west of the station in November 2017
    The level crossing for Chiba Prefectural Route 244 to the west of the station in November 2017
  • Choshi Shimizu Elementary School entrance in November 2017
    Choshi Shimizu Elementary School entrance in November 2017

See also

References
  1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 208. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. Shirato, Sadao (March 2014). 銚子遊覧鉄道 [Chōshi Sightseeing Railway]. The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). Japan: Denkisha Kenkyūkai. 64 (887): 108–109.
  3. Shirato, Sadao (June 2011). 銚子電気鉄道（上） [Choshi Electric Railway Volume One]. Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. p. 29. ISBN 978-4-7770-5309-4.
  4. メルヘン駅舎（各駅案内） [Fairy tale station buildings (Station information)] (in Japanese). Choshi Electric Railway. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  5. 24時間テレビで「築94年」駅舎リフォーム 地元大喜びなのに...鉄オタ「元に戻せ」 [94-year-old station building renovated on 24-hour TV. Locals overjoyed but train enthusiasts call for return to original]. J-Cast News (in Japanese). Japan: J-Cast, Inc. 30 August 2017. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  6. 民鉄等駅別1日平均運輸状況 2007(平成19)年度 [Private railway average daily passenger figures by station (Fiscal 2008)] (Excel) (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefectural Government. 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  7. 民鉄等駅別1日平均運輸状況 2008(平成20)年度 [Private railway average daily passenger figures by station (Fiscal 2008)] (Excel) (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefectural Government. 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  8. 民鉄等駅別1日平均運輸状況 2009(平成21)年度 [Private railway average daily passenger figures by station (Fiscal 2009)] (Excel) (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefectural Government. 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  9. 民鉄等駅別1日平均運輸状況 2010(平成22)年度 [Private railway average daily passenger figures by station (Fiscal 2010)] (Excel) (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefectural Government. 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
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