is a passenger

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in the city of

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, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Tateyama Station is served by the

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, and is located 85.9 km from the terminus of the line at

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Station layout

The station consists of one

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and one

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s serving three tracks. The station has a ''

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'' staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

The station opened on May 24, 1919, as on what was then called the Hōjō Line. The Hōjō Line was merged with the Bōsō Line in 1927. The station was renamed to its current name on March 1, 1946. Scheduled freight operations were suspended from November 15, 1982. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the

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(JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in March 1999.

Bus terminal

Highway buses

* ''Boso Nanohana''; For

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* ''Shinjuku Nanohana''; For Shinjuku Station * ''Nanso Satomi''; For Kisarazu-Hatorino,

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, and

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Route buses

* Awa-Shirahama Bus Terminal

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1599 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

* * * *Tateyama Port *Tateyama City Hall * JMSDF Tateyama Air Base * Chiba Prefectural Awa High School

References

External links

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JR East Station information
{{Uchibo Line Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1919 Uchibō Line Tateyama, Chiba