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Kimitsu Station

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Operated by
  
JR East

Connections
  
Bus stop

Passengers (FY2009)
  
9,018 daily

Opened
  
1915

Line(s)
  
Previous names
  
Susai (until 1956)

Address
  
Kimitsu Station

Location
  
1-1-1 Higashi-Sakata, Futtsu, Chiba(千葉県君津市東坂田一丁目1-1)Japan

Similar
  
Kisarazu Station, Aohori Station, Sanukimachi Station, Kazusa‑Minato Station, Iwane Station

Tokyo japan train ride via jr railway from kimitsu station part 1


Kimitsu Station (君津駅, Kimitsu-eki) is a railway station on the Uchibō Line in Kimitsu, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Lines

Kimitsu Station is served by the Uchibō Line, and is located 38.3 km from the starting point of the line at Soga Station.

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform and a side platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" ticket counter.

History

The station opened on January 15, 1915 as Susai Station (周西駅) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Kisarazu Line. On May 24, 1919, the line was renamed the Hōjō Line, on April 15, 1929, it became the Bōsō Line, and on April 1, 1933, it became the Bōsōnishi Line. It became part of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was renamed to Kimitsu Station on April 1, 1956, and the line was renamed the Uchibō Line from July 15, 1972. Kimitsu Station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

References

Kimitsu Station Wikipedia


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