a passenger
railway station
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in the city of
Katori, Chiba Japan, operated by the
East Japan Railway Company
The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in ...
(JR East).
Lines
ÅŒto Station is served by the
Narita Line
The Narita Line () is the name for a combination of three railway lines located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
The main line connects Sakura Station (Chiba), Sakura Station and Matsugishi Stati ...
, and is located 36.1 kilometers from the terminus of line at .
Layout
ÅŒto Station has a single ground-level
island platform
An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...
connected to the neighboring streets by a footbridge. There is no station building. Bathrooms are located to the north of the station.
Platforms
File:JRE-Oto-STA-Platform.jpg, ÅŒto Station platforms, March 2021
History
ÅŒto Station was opened on April 1, 1926, as a station on the
Japanese Government Railway (JGR) for both passenger and freight operations. After World War II, the JGR became the
Japan National Railways
The , abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...
(JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from October 1, 1962. The station has been unattended since July 1, 1970. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the
privatization
Privatization (rendered privatisation in British English) can mean several different things, most commonly referring to moving something from the public sector into the private sector. It is also sometimes used as a synonym for deregulation w ...
of the
Japan National Railways
The , abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...
(JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station building was rebuilt from 2007 to 2011.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 243 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
*
* ÅŒto Jinja
See also
*
List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
JR East station information
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1926
Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture
Narita Line
Katori, Chiba
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