Nakanochō Station
仲ノ町駅 |
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The station entrance in October 2015
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Location | 2-297 Araoi-chō, Chōshi-shi, Chiba-ken 288-0056 Japan |
Elevation | 4.3 m |
Operated by | Choshi Electric Railway |
Line(s) | Choshi Electric Railway Line |
Distance | 0.5 km from Chōshi |
Platforms | 1 side platform |
Tracks | 1 |
Construction | |
Parking | Yes |
Other information | |
Status | Staffed |
History | |
Opened | December 1913 |
Traffic | |
Passengers | 44 per day (FY2010) |
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Nakanochō Station (仲ノ町駅 Nakanochō-eki?) is a railway station on the privately operated Chōshi Electric Railway Line in Chōshi, Chiba, Japan.
Nakanochō Station is served by the 6.4 km Chōshi Electric Railway Line from Chōshi to Tokawa, and is located 0.5 km from Chōshi Station.
The station consists of one side platform serving a single track with a passing loop. The line's maintenance depot and storage yard is located immediately adjacent to the station. The station is staffed.
The station platform, looking east, October 2015
The station platform, looking west, with Nakanocho Depot on the left, October 2015
The station sign, October 2015
Nakanochō Station first opened in December 1913 as a station on the Chōshi Sightseeing Railway (銚子遊覧鉄道 Chōshi Yūran Tetsudō?), which operated a distance of 5.9 km between Chōshi and Inuboh. The railway closed in November 1917, but was reopened on 5 July 1923 as the Chōshi Railway. Nakanochō was the name of the area at the time the station was built.
In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 44 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for past years are as shown below.
Coordinates: 35°43′44″N 140°50′01″E / 35.72889°N 140.83361°E