is a passenger

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

in the city of Tōgane, Chiba Japan, operated by the

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(JR East).

Lines

Tōgane Station is served by the

Tōgane Line The is a railway line in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Ōami Station in the city of Ōamishirasato, Chiba, Ōamishirasato and Narutō Station in the city of Sanmu, Chiba, Sanmu. ...

between and , and is located 5.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at

Ōami Station is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Ōamishirasato, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Ōami Station is served by the Sotobō Line and Tōgane Line. It is located from the termi ...

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed

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s. One platform is directly adjacent to the old wooden station building, and was originally a semi-

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; the other is connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platform

History

Tōgane Station was opened on June 30, 1900 as a terminal station on the Bōsō Railway. The line was nationalized on September 1, 1907 and became part of the

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(JGR). The terminal station was extended from Tōgane to Ōami on October 12, 1909 and in the opposite direction to Narutō by November 1, 1911. From November 25, 1926 to March 1, 1961, the station was also a terminal for the now-defunct Kujukuri Railway. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the

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of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4187 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

* Tōgane City Hall

References

External links

JR East Station information
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1900 Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture Tōgane Line Tōgane {{Chiba-railstation-stub