Higashi-Yokota Station

Higashi-Yokota Station

東横田駅
Higashi-Yokota Station; 東横田駅
	Higashi-Yokota Station
Location	Yokota 442, Sodegaura-shi, Chiba-ken 299-0236; Japan
Coordinates	35°23′10.51″N 140°2′11.33″E / 35.3862528°N 140.0364806°ECoordinates: 35°23′10.51″N 140°2′11.33″E / 35.3862528°N 140.0364806°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kururi Line
Distance	10.8 km from Kisarazu
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 20, 1937
Passengers
FY2006	156
Services
Location
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Higashi-Yokota Station (東横田駅, Higashi-Yokota-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Sodegaura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[]

Higashi-Yokota Station is served by the Kururi Line, and is located 10.8 km from the western terminus of the line at Kisarazu Station.

Station layout[]

The station consists of a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic. The platform is short, and can only handle trains with a length of four carriages or less. The station is unattended.

History[]

Higashi-Yokota Station was opened on April 20, 1937. The station was closed on January 20, 1947, but was reopened on April 1, 1958. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in January 2007.