Ubara Station
Ubara Station (鵜原駅, Ubara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Ubara Station 鵜原駅 | |||||||||||
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Ubara Station, 2020 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Ubara 1664, Katsuura-shi, Chiba-ken 299-5243 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°08′26″N 140°16′43″E / 35.1406°N 140.2786°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Sotobō Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 74.5 km from Soga | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 April 1927 | ||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 84 | ||||||||||
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Ubara Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Ubara Station Ubara Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Lines edit
Ubara Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 74.5 km (46.3 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Chiba Station.
Station Layout edit
Ubara Station has a single island platform connected to a wooden station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platform edit
| 1 | ■ Sotobō Line | Awa-Kamogawa |
| 2 | ■ Sotobō Line | For Katsuura, Mobara, Soga, Chiba |
History edit
Ubara Station was opened on 15 April 1927. It was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The station became a kan'i itaku station in 1990. From 2017, the station became unmanned.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 84 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area edit
- National Route 128
- Ubara Port
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links edit
Media related to Ubara Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)