Obitsu Station (小櫃駅, Obitsu-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Kimitsu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Obitsu Station

小櫃駅
Obitsu Station in March 2014
General information
LocationSueyoshi 152, Kimitsu-shi, Chiba-ken 292-0451
Japan
Coordinates35°19′42.15″N 140°3′35.63″E / 35.3283750°N 140.0598972°E / 35.3283750; 140.0598972
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Kururi Line
Distance18.2 km from Kisarazu
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 28, 1912
Passengers
FY2006154 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Shimogōri
towards Kisarazu
Kururi Line Tawarada
Location
Obitsu Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Obitsu Station
Obitsu Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Obitsu Station is located in Japan
Obitsu Station
Obitsu Station
Obitsu Station (Japan)

Lines

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Obitsu Station is a station on the Kururi Line, and is located 18.2 km from the terminus of the line at Kisarazu Station.

Station layout

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The station consists of a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic. The station formerly had dual opposed side platforms, but one platform is no longer in use, although its overgrown ruins can still be seen to one side of the station. The platform is short, and can only handle trains with a length of four carriages or less. The station is unattended.

Platform

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1  Kururi Line For Kisarazu
Kazusa-Kameyama

History

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Obitsu Station was opened on December 28, 1912 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.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 154 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

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JNR Class C12 at Obitsu Public Hall

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
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