Nagaura Station (Chiba)
Encyclopedia
is a railway station operated by JR East's
Uchibō Line located in Sodegaura
, Chiba Prefecture
, Japan
. It is 20.5 kilometers from the terminus of the Uchibō Line at Soga Station
.
of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. All express trains began stopping at Sodegaura Station fron October 16, 2004.
serving two tracks, connected to the wooden station building by an overpass. The station has a Green Window service counter in operation from 0645–1800 hours.
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....
Uchibō Line located in Sodegaura
Sodegaura, Chiba
is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the city had an estimated population of 59,916 and a population density of 631 persons per km²...
, 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 20.5 kilometers from the terminus of the Uchibō Line at Soga Station
Soga Station
is a train station located in Chūō-ku, Chiba and operated by the East Japan Railway Company and the Keiyō Rinkai Railway Company. It is the northern terminal station for the Uchibō Line and is 3.8 kilometers from the northern terminus of the Sotobō Line at Chiba Station...
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History
Nagaura Station was opened on January 10, 1947 as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR)Bōsōnishi Line. The line was renamed the Uchibō Line from July 15, 1972. The Nagaura Station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatizationPrivatization
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 (JNR) on April 1, 1987. All express trains began stopping at Sodegaura Station fron October 16, 2004.
Layout
Nagaura Station has a single 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...
serving two tracks, connected to the wooden station building by an overpass. The station has a Green Window service counter in operation from 0645–1800 hours.