Kamatori Station

Kamatori Station

鎌取駅
Kamatori Station; 鎌取駅
	Kamatori Station South Exit, July 2020
Location	Kamatori-chō 787-3, Midori-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken, 266-0011; Japan
Coordinates	35°33′46″N 140°10′43″E / 35.5627°N 140.1785°ECoordinates: 35°33′46″N 140°10′43″E / 35.5627°N 140.1785°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Sotobō Line
Distance	8.8 km from Chiba
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	June 15, 1952
Passengers
FY2019	20,693
Services
Location
	Kamatori Station Location within Chiba PrefectureShow map of Chiba PrefectureShow map of JapanShow all

Kamatori Station (鎌取駅, Kamatori-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Midori-ku, Chiba, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[]

Kamatori Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 8.8 km from the terminus of the line at Chiba Station.

Station layout[]

The station consists of a single island platform with an elevated station building built over the tracks and platform. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platform[]

1	■ Sotobō Line	Ōami, Mobara, Katsuura, Awa-Kamogawa
3	■ Sotobō Line	For Soga, Chiba, Tokyo

History[]

Kamatori Station was opened on June 15, 1952 as a station on the Japan National Railways. A new station building was completed on March 23, 1986. The station became part of the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,693 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area[]

Chiba City Midori Ward Office
Chiba City Kamatori Community Center
Chiba City Midori Library

References[]

^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links[]

Media related to Kamatori Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East Station information (in Japanese)

[jreast2019stats-1] 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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