Hon-Chiba Station

Hon-Chiba station (本千葉駅, Hon-Chiba-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in Chūō-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Hon-Chiba Station

本千葉駅
Hon-Chiba Station, April 2015
Location1 Nagazu, Chūō-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken 260-0854
Japan
Coordinates35°36′03.93″N 140°07′15.66″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance1.4 km from Chiba
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedFebruary 25, 1896
Previous namesSamukawa (until 1902)
Passengers
FY201911,901 daily
Location
Hon-Chiba Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Hon-Chiba Station
Hon-Chiba Station (Japan)

Lines

Hon-Chiba Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 1.4 km from the starting point of the line at Chiba Station. It is also served by trains of the Uchibō Line which continue past the nominal terminus of that line at Soga Station to terminate at Chiba as well.

Station layout

Hon-Chiba station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. The station is elevated, with the station building below. The station is attended. The east side of the station is much busier than the west side.

Platforms
1 ■ Uchibō Line for Ōami, Togane, Naruto, Mobara
■ Sotobō Line for Goi, Kisarazu
2 ■ Uchibō Line for Chiba, Tokyo
■ Sotobō Line for Chiba, Tokyo

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Chiba   Sotobō Line   Soga
Chiba   Uchibō Line   Soga

History

Hon-Chiba is among the older stations of Japan, having opened as Samukawa Station (寒川駅, Samukawa-eki) on the Bōsō Railway on February 25, 1896. It was renamed to its present name on January 28, 1902. On September 1, 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. At the time of its construction, Hon-Chiba Station was located close to present day Keisei Chiba-Chūō Station, but it was heavily damaged in World War II, and subsequently moved to its current location on February 1, 1958. In 1972 Emperor Hirohito uses this station while on his way to inspect the Chiba Prefectural Cancer Center. The station became part of the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 11,901 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surroundings

Hon-Chiba station is located in the heart of Chiba City. Rather than being located close to Chiba Station, Chiba prefectural office, Chiba District Court, and other government buildings can instead be found to the north of this station. Kenchō-mae Station on the Chiba Urban Monorail Line 1 is within a few minutes walking distance.

Also nearby:

  • Kashiwado Hospital
  • Chiba-Chūō Bus Headquarters
  • Chiba Budōkan
  • Samukawa Shrine
  • Itsukushima Shrine
  • Chiba University (Medicine & Nursing)
  • Chiba Prefectural Chiba Senior High School and Chiba Junior High School
  • Chiba Prefectural Library
  • Chiba Municipal Samukawa Elementary School

See also

References
  1. 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.

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