Kazusa-Okitsu Station

Kazusa-Okitsu Station

上総興津駅
Kazusa-Okitsu Station; 上総興津駅
	Kazusa-Okitsu Station, January 2014
Location	Okitsu 307, Katsuura-shi, Chiba-ken 299-5245; Japan
Coordinates	35°08′14″N 140°15′03″E / 35.1372°N 140.2507°ECoordinates: 35°08′14″N 140°15′03″E / 35.1372°N 140.2507°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Sotobō Line
Distance	77.2 km from Soga
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 1, 1927
Passengers
FY2019	182
Services
Location
	Kazusa-Okitsu Station Location within Chiba PrefectureShow map of Chiba PrefectureShow map of JapanShow all

Kazusa-Okitsu Station (上総興津駅, Kazusa-Okitsu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[]

Kazusa-Okitsu Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 77.2 km from the official starting point of the line at Chiba Station.

Station layout[]

Kazusa-Okitsu Station has two opposed side platforms connected to a wooden station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platform[]

1	■ Sotobō Line	Awa-Kamogawa
2	■ Sotobō Line	For Katsuura, Mobara, Soga, Chiba

History[]

Kazusa-Okitsu Station was opened on April 1, 1927. It was absorbed into 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 182 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area[]

National Route 128
Okitsu Port

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 Kazusa-Okitsu 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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