Hon-Chiba Station
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Hon-Chiba Station
本千葉駅 |
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East entrance of Hon-Chiba Station
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| Location | 1 Nagazu, Chūō, Chiba, Chiba （千葉県千葉市中央区長洲一丁目） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Uchibō Line, Sotobō Line |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1896 |
| Previous names | Samukawa (until 1902) |
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| Passengers (2009) | 8469 daily |
Coordinates: 35°36′03.93″N 140°07′15.66″E / 35.6010917°N 140.1210167°E
Hon-Chiba station (本千葉駅 Hon-Chiba-eki?) is a railway station on the Sotobō Line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), located in Chūō-ku, Chiba, Japan.
Hon-Chiba is among the older stations of Japan, having opened as Samukawa Station (寒川駅 Samukawa-eki?) on the Bōsō Railway on February 25, 1896. It was renamed to its present name on January 28, 1902. On September 1, 1907, the Bōsō Railway was nationalized and became part of the Japanese Government Railways, which was transformed into the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. At the time of its construction, Hon-Chiba Station was located close to present day Keisei Chiba-Chūō Station, but it was heavily damaged in World War II, and subsequently moved to its current location on February 1, 1958. In 1972 Emperor Hirohito uses this station while on his way to inspect the Chiba Prefectural Cancer Center. The station became part of the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
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