Kazusa-Nakano Station
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is a joint use railway station operated by the Isumi Railway Company's Isumi Line and the Kominato Railway Company’s Kominato Line, located in Ōtaki
, Chiba Prefecture
, Japan
. It is 26.8 kilometers from the eastern terminus of the Izumi Line at Ōhara Station
, and 39.1 kilometers from the western terminus of the Kominato Line at Goi Station
.
(JNR) after World War II, and freight operations were discontinued from October 1, 1974. With the division and privatization
of the Japan National Railways on April 1, 1987, the Kihara Line was acquired by the East Japan Railway Company
and was renamed the Isumi Line on March 24, 1988. The station building at Kazusa-Nakano station was rebuilt in 1989.
s, each serving bidirectional traffic, one for the Isumi Line, and the other for the Kominto Line. The station is unstaffed.
Otaki, Chiba
is a town located in Isumi District, Chiba, Japan, occupying the center of the Bōsō Peninsula. The town is known for its association with Edo period general Honda Tadakatsu and its prominent castle. As of 2010, the town had an estimated population of 10,794 and a population density of 83.1 persons...
, Chiba Prefecture
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is 26.8 kilometers from the eastern terminus of the Izumi Line at Ōhara Station
Ohara Station (Chiba)
is a railway station operated by JR East's Sotobō Line and the Isumi Railway's Isumi Line, located in Isumi, Chiba Prefecture Japan. It is 57.2 kilometers from the terminus of the Sotobō Line at Chiba Station and forms the eastern terminus of the Isumi Line....
, and 39.1 kilometers from the western terminus of the Kominato Line at Goi Station
Goi Station
is a train station on the Uchibō and Kominato lines, operated by the East Japan Railway Company and Kominato Railway. It is located in Ichihara, Chiba.-Station layout:...
.
History
Kazusa-Nakano Station was opened on May 16, 1928 as a station on the Kominato Line. On August 26, 1934, the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Kihara Line, the predecessor of the Isumi Line, began operations from Kazusa-Nakano Station. The Kihara Line became part of the Japanese National RailwaysJapanese National Railways
, abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...
(JNR) after World War II, and freight operations were discontinued from October 1, 1974. With the division and 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 the Japan National Railways on April 1, 1987, the Kihara Line was acquired by the East Japan Railway Company
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....
and was renamed the Isumi Line on March 24, 1988. The station building at Kazusa-Nakano station was rebuilt in 1989.
Station layout
Kazusa-Nakano Station has two side platformSide platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s, each serving bidirectional traffic, one for the Isumi Line, and the other for the Kominto Line. The station is unstaffed.