Ōhara Station (Chiba)

Ōhara Station (大原駅, Ōhara-eki) is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Isumi, Chiba, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third-sector railway operator Isumi Railway.

Ōhara Station

大原駅
The JR East station entrance in July 2011
Location8701 Ōhara, Isumi-shi, Chiba-ken 298-0004
Japan
Coordinates35°15′3.5″N 140°23′27.1″E
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance57.2 km from Chiba
Platforms1 island + 1 side + 1 bay platform
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 13, 1899
Passengers
1402 (JR FY2019); 324 (Isumi FY2018)
Location
Ōhara Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Ōhara Station
Ōhara Station (Japan)
The Isumi Railway entrance in May 2017

Lines

Ōhara Station is served by the JR East Sotobō Line and the Isumi Railway Company Isumi Line. Limited express Wakashio services from Tokyo to Awa-Kamogawa stop at this station. It is located 57.2 km from the starting point of the Sotobō Line at Chiba Station, and forms the eastern terminus of the 26.8 kilometer Isumi Line.

Station layout

The JR East station consists of one side platform and an island platform serving three tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The Isumi Railway has a single bay platform serving two tracks. The two station buildings are adjacent and are connected together.

JR East platforms
1 ■ Sotobo Line for Kazusa-Ichinomiya, Chiba, and Tokyo
for Katsuura and Awa-Kamogawa
2 ■ Sotobo Line for Kazusa-Ichinomiya, Chiba, and Tokyo
3 ■ Sotobo Line for Katsuura and Awa-Kamogawa
  • The JR East platforms in May 2013

Isumi Line platforms
1-2 ■ Isumi Line for Ōtaki and Kazusa-Nakano
  • The Isumi Railway platform in July 2011

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Sotobō Line
Kazusa-Ichinomiya Wakashio Katsuura
Mikado Rapid Namihana
Mikado Local Namihana
Isumi Line
Terminus Express Kazusa-Azuma
Terminus Local Nishi-Ōhara

History

Ōhara Station opened on December 13, 1899, as the terminal station of the Bōsō Railway.[1] On September 1, 1907, the Bōsō Railway was nationalized and became part of the Japanese Government Railways, which became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II.

Freight operations were discontinued from February 1, 1984.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.[1] On March 24, 1988, the Kihara Line was split off from the JR East network to be operated by the third-sector Isumi Railway.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, JR East's Ōhara Station was used by an average of 1,402 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] In fiscal 2018, the Izumi Railway portion of the station was used by an average of 324 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. pp. 615–616. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 43. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  3. 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.
  4. 民鉄等駅別１日平均運輸状況……｛2018(H30)年度｝ (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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