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Kimitsu Station

Kimitsu Station
君津駅
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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
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Uchibō Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened 1915
Previous names Susai (until 1956)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2009) 9,018 daily

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).

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

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.

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.


Coordinates: 35°20′0.91″N 139°53′42.15″E / 35.3335861°N 139.8950417°E / 35.3335861; 139.8950417


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