Kazusa-Azuma Station (上総東駅, Kazusa-Azuma-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Isumi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Isumi Railway.
Kazusa-Azuma Station 上総東駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Station platforms in December 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Samuro 339, Isumi-shi, Chiba-ken 298-0022 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°15′48″N 140°20′42″E / 35.263393°N 140.345032°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Isumi Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Isumi Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 5.2 km from Ōhara | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | April 1, 1930 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 30 | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
editKazusa-Azuma Station is served by the Isumi Line, and lies 5.2 kilometers from the eastern terminus of the line at Ōhara.
Station layout
editKazusa-Azuma Station has dual opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with a three-sided rain shelter built onto each platform. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Isumi Line | Ōhara |
| 2 | ■ Isumi Line | Kazusa-Nakano |
History
editKazusa-Azuma Station opened on April 1, 1930 as a station on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Kihara Line. After World War II, the JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR). The station has been unattended since 1954, when scheduled freight operations were also discontinued. With the division and privatization of the Japan National Railways on April 1, 1987, the station was acquired by the East Japan Railway Company. On March 24, 1988, the Kihara Line became the Isumi Railroad Isumi Line.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 30 passengers daily.[1]
Surrounding area
edit- The station is located in the central area of former Azuma Village
- Yamada Post Office
National Route 465- Isumi Municipal Azuma Elementary School
- Genji Hotaru no Sato
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
External links
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Media related to Kazusa-Azuma Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Isumi Railway Company home page (in Japanese)