Kashiwa Station
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is a railway station operated by East Japan Railway Company
(JR East) and the Tobu Railway
located in Kashiwa, Chiba
Japan.
s serving four tracks
s with four tracks. All trains reverse at this station.
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Tsuchiura Line. It was nationalised on November 1, 1906, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railways
(JGR) and the line name changed on October 12, 1909 to the Jōban Line. On May 9, 1911 the Chiba Prefectural Railway's Noda Line began operations from Kashiwa Station. This line became the Hokusho Railway in 1923, and was renamed to the Sobu Railway Funabashi Line in 1929. The line was eventually absorbed into the Tobu Railway system in 1944. The West Exit to the station was opened on December 27, 1956. Scheduled freight operations were discontinued from April 20, 1970 and a new elevated station building was completed by April 1, 1971. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization
of JNR on April 1, 1987. In July 1998, the platforms for the Jōban Line were lengthened by three meeters. The South Exit to the station was opened on April 8, 1999.
East Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
(JR East) and the Tobu Railway
Tobu Railway
is a Japanese commuter railway company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. It operates in Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, Tochigi, and Gunma Prefectures...
located in Kashiwa, Chiba
Kashiwa, Chiba
is a city located in northern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2011, the city had an estimated population of 404,820 and a population density of 3520 persons per km²...
Japan.
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- East Japan Railway CompanyEast Japan Railway Companyis the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
- Jōban LineJoban LineThe is a railway line in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company . It begins at Nippori Station in Taitō, Tokyo and follows the Pacific coasts of Chiba, Ibaraki, and Fukushima Prefectures before the line officially ends at Iwanuma Station in Iwanuma, Miyagi...
- Jōban Line
- Tobu RailwayTobu Railwayis a Japanese commuter railway company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. It operates in Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, Tochigi, and Gunma Prefectures...
JR East
The Jōban Line portion of the station has two island platformIsland platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
s serving four tracks
Tobu Railway
The Tobu portion of the station has two bay platformBay platform
Bay platform is a railway-related term commonly used in the UK and Australia to describe a dead-end platform at a railway station that has through lines...
s with four tracks. All trains reverse at this station.
Adjacent stations
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History
Kashiwa Station opened on December 25, 1896 as a station on the Nippon RailwayNippon Railway
was the first private railway company in the history of Japan. The company built trunk lines connecting Tokyo with the Tōhoku region to the northeast...
Tsuchiura Line. It was nationalised on November 1, 1906, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railways
Japanese Government Railways
The Japanese Government Railways was the national railway system directly operated by the central government of Japan until 1949. It is a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.- Name :...
(JGR) and the line name changed on October 12, 1909 to the Jōban Line. On May 9, 1911 the Chiba Prefectural Railway's Noda Line began operations from Kashiwa Station. This line became the Hokusho Railway in 1923, and was renamed to the Sobu Railway Funabashi Line in 1929. The line was eventually absorbed into the Tobu Railway system in 1944. The West Exit to the station was opened on December 27, 1956. Scheduled freight operations were discontinued from April 20, 1970 and a new elevated station building was completed by April 1, 1971. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization
Privatization
Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency or public service from the public sector to the private sector or to private non-profit organizations...
of JNR on April 1, 1987. In July 1998, the platforms for the Jōban Line were lengthened by three meeters. The South Exit to the station was opened on April 8, 1999.