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 | |||||||||||
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 Moto-Chōshi Station exterior in November 2017 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 2917 Shimizu-chō, Chōshi-shi, Chiba-ken Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°43′52″N 140°50′52″E / 35.73111°N 140.84778°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Choshi Electric Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Choshi Electric Railway Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 1.8 km from Chōshi | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 (1 side platform) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | No | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | CD04 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | December 1913 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | August 2017 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1 July 1925 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2015 | 86 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editMoto-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
editThe station consists of one side platform serving a single track, and is unstaffed.[1]
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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
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History
editMoto-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]
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Moto-Choshi Station under construction by army engineers circa 1913 -
The station in January 2012, before renovation -
The waiting room in January 2012, before renovation
Passenger statistics
editIn 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 year | Daily average |
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| 2007 | 189[6] |
| 2008 | 180[7] |
| 2009 | 181[8] |
| 2010 | 156[9] |
| 2015 | 86[5] |
Surrounding area
edit- Chōshi Shimizu Elementary School
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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
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b Shirato, Sadao (March 2014). 銚子遊覧鉄道 [Chōshi Sightseeing Railway]. The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). 64 (887). Japan: Denkisha Kenkyūkai: 108–109.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)