is a passenger

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in the city of

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, operated by the

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(JR East).

Lines

Tawarada Station is a station on the

Kururi Line The is a railway line in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Kisarazu Station in Kisarazu to Kazusa-Kameyama Station in Kimitsu. The railway route extends through three cities, Kimitsu, ...

, and is located 21.0 km from the

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of the line at Kisarazu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single

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serving bidirectional traffic. The platform is short, and can only handle trains with a length of three carriages or less. The station is unattended.

Platform

History

Tawarada Station was opened on July 10, 1921 as a station on the Chiba Prefectural Railways Kururi Line. The line was nationalized into the

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(JGR) on September 1, 1923. The JGR became the

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(JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the

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of the JNR on April 1, 1987. The original station building was destroyed in a fire on January 3, 2008, and a new structure was completed in 2009.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 64 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

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Obitsu River The is a river in Kimitsu, Kisarazu, and Sodegaura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The river is in length and has a drainage area of . Description The Obitsu emerges from the densely forested valleys around Mount Motokiyosumi () in the Bōsō ...

References

External links

JR East Station information
Kururi Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1921 Kimitsu {{Chiba-railstation-stub