Mobara Station

Mobara Station

茂原駅
Mobara Station; 茂原駅
	Mobara Station south exit in 2016
Location	1 Machibo, Mobara-shi, Chiba-ken 297-0022; Japan
Coordinates	35°25′37″N 140°18′14″E / 35.4269°N 140.304°ECoordinates: 35°25′37″N 140°18′14″E / 35.4269°N 140.304°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Sotobō Line
Distance	34.3 km from Chiba
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	17 April 1897
Previous names	Mohara (until 1935)
Passengers
FY2019	10,901 daily
Services
Location
	Mobara Station Location within Chiba PrefectureShow map of Chiba PrefectureShow map of JapanShow all

Mobara Station (茂原駅, Mobara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Mobara, Chiba Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[]

Mobara Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 34.3 km from the starting point of the line at Chiba Station. Limited express Wakashio services from Tokyo to Awa-Kamogawa stop at this station.

Station layout[]

The station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks, with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms[]

1	■ Sotobō Line	for Soga, Chiba, Kaihimmakuhari, and Tokyo
2	■ Sotobō Line	for Soga, Chiba, Kaihimmakuhari, and Tokyo
3	■ Sotobō Line	for Kazusa-Ichinomiya, Katsuura, and Awa-Kamogawa
4	■ Sotobō Line	for Kazusa-Ichinomiya, Katsuura, and Awa-Kamogawa

History[]

Mobara Station opened on April 17, 1897 as Mohara Station (茂原駅, Mohara-eki) on the Bōsō Railway. It was absorbed into the Japanese Government Railways on September 1, 1907. From 1909-1926 it was also the terminal of the Chōnan-Mobara-Kan Jinsha Kidō (庁南茂原間人車軌道), a human-powdered railway extending to Chōnan, Chiba. On August 1, 1930, the station became the terminus of the Nansō Railway (南総鉄道, Nansō Tetsudō), which became the Sotobō Line from 1939. It was renamed to its present name on July 10, 1935. It joined the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,901 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area[]

National Route 128
Chosei Municipal HospitalMobara City Hall

References[]

^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

External links[]

Media related to Mobara 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. 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

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