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Distance
  
6.4 km from Chōshi

Tracks
  
1

Platforms
  
1 side platform

Tokawa Station

Location
  
2-10636 Tokawa-machi, Chōshi-shi, Chiba-ken 288-0014 Japan

Operated by
  
Choshi Electric Railway

Line(s)
  
Choshi Electric Railway Line

Tokawa Station (外川駅, Tokawa-eki) is a railway station on the privately operated Chōshi Electric Railway Line in Chōshi, Chiba, Japan.

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Tokawa Station forms the southern terminus of the Chōshi Electric Railway Line from Chōshi and is a distance of 6.4 km (4.0 mi) from Chōshi Station.

Station layout

As of 2013, the station is staffed, and consists of a side platform serving a single track, with a run-around loop used as a storage siding.

History

Tokawa Station opened on 5 July 1923.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 209 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

  • Tokawa Mini Furusato Museum
  • Tokawa Harbour
  • Chōshi Marina
  • Nagasaki Beach
  • Chiba Institute of Science
  • Eight fishing lanes

    Close to Tokawa Station, there are eight historical lanes leading down the hill to the sea and fishing harbour. These are named as follows, from east to west.

  • Ōmichi (王路)
  • Amba-dōri (阿波通り)
  • Nagaya-dōri (長屋通り)
  • Shinura-dōri (新浦通り)
  • Ichijō-dōri (一条通り)
  • Isshin-dōri (一心通り)
  • Motoura-dōri (本浦通り)
  • Jōbō-dōri (条坊通り)
  • Film location

    The station building has been used as a filming location, including the 1985 NHK TV drama series Miotsukushi (澪つくし).

    References

    Tokawa Station Wikipedia