Higata Station is served by the Sōbu Main Line between Tokyo and Chōshi, and is located 98.8 kilometers from the western terminus of the Sōbu Main Line at Tokyo Station.
Station layoutedit
The station consists of a two opposed side platforms, connected by a footbridge. The platforms are short, and can accommodate trains of up to eight carriages. The station is staffed.
Higata Station was opened on 25 February 1898 as a station on the Sōbu Railway for both passenger and freight operations. On 1 September 1907, the Sōbu Railway was nationalised, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from 1 October 1971. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statisticsedit
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 837 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
higata, station, 干潟駅, higata, passenger, railway, station, city, asahi, chiba, japan, operated, east, japan, railway, company, east, 干潟駅, september, 2021general, informationlocation6454, asahi, chiba, 2504japancoordinates35, 7183, 6031, 7183, 6031operated, byj. Higata Station 干潟駅 Higata eki is a passenger railway station in the city of Asahi Chiba Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company JR East Higata Station干潟駅Higata Station in September 2021General informationLocation6454 Ni Asahi shi Chiba ken 289 2504JapanCoordinates35 43 06 N 140 36 11 E 35 7183 N 140 6031 E 35 7183 140 6031Operated byJR EastLine s Sōbu Main LineDistance98 8 km from TokyoPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened25 February 1898PassengersFY2019837ServicesPreceding station JR East Following stationYōkaichibatowards Chiba Sōbu Main LineLocal Asahitowards ChōshiLocationHigata StationLocation within Chiba PrefectureShow map of Chiba PrefectureHigata StationHigata Station Japan Show map of JapanStation platform 2014 Contents 1 Lines 2 Station layout 2 1 Platforms 3 History 4 Passenger statistics 5 Surrounding area 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksLines editHigata Station is served by the Sōbu Main Line between Tokyo and Chōshi and is located 98 8 kilometers from the western terminus of the Sōbu Main Line at Tokyo Station Station layout editThe station consists of a two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge The platforms are short and can accommodate trains of up to eight carriages The station is staffed Platforms edit 1 Sōbu Main Line For Asahi Yōkaichiba Narutō Chiba2 Sōbu Main Line For ChōshiHistory editHigata Station was opened on 25 February 1898 as a station on the Sōbu Railway for both passenger and freight operations On 1 September 1907 the Sōbu Railway was nationalised becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway JGR After World War II the JGR became the Japan National Railways JNR Scheduled freight operations were suspended from 1 October 1971 The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways JNR on 1 April 1987 Passenger statistics editIn fiscal 2019 the station was used by an average of 837 passengers daily boarding passengers only 1 Surrounding area edit nbsp National Route 126 Chiba Prefectural Asahi College of Technology Chiba Prefectural Toso Technical High SchoolSee also editList of railway stations in JapanReferences edit 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 edit nbsp Media related to Higata Station at Wikimedia Commons JR East station information in Japanese nbsp This Chiba Prefecture railroad station related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Higata Station amp oldid 1042645526, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
