Toke Station (土気駅, Toke-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Midori-ku, Chiba, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Toke Station 土気駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Toke Station, September 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1727-1 Toke-chō, Midori-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken, 267-0061 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°31′51″N 140°16′12″E / 35.5307°N 140.2699°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Sotobō Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 18.1 km from Chiba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 1896 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 13,078 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editToke Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 18.1 km (11.2 mi) from the terminus of the line at Chiba Station. Some Sotobō Line limited express Wakashio services from Tokyo to Awa-Kamogawa stop at this station.[1]
Station layout
editThis station consists of a single island platform, serving two tracks, with an elevated station building built over the tracks and platforms. The station is staffed.[2]
Platform
edit| 1 | ■ Sotobō Line | for Ōami, Mobara, Katsuura, Awa-Kamogawa |
| 2 | ■ Sotobō Line | for Soga, Chiba, and Tokyo |
History
editToke Station opened on 1 November 1896[2] as a station on the Bōsō Railway. On 1 September 1907, the Bōsō Railway was nationalized and became part of the Japanese Government Railways, which was transformed into the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. Freight operations were discontinued on 1 October 1962. The station building was enlarged in January 1979, with the construction of the south exit. A new station building was completed in August 1986.[citation needed] The station became part of the JR East network upon privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 13,078 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Chiba Showa-no-mori Park
- Hoki Museum
- Toke High School
- Birds Mall
References
edit- ^ JR Timetable, August 2011 issue, p.110
- ^ a b 各駅情報（土気駅） [Station Information: Toke Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ^ 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
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Media related to Toke Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)