Hon-Chiba Station

Railway station in Chiba, Japan

Hon-Chiba Station

本千葉駅

Hon-Chiba Station, April 2015

General information
Location| 1 Nagazu, Chūō-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken 260-0854
Japan
Coordinates| 35°36′03.93″N 140°07′15.66″E﻿ / ﻿35.6010917°N 140.1210167°E﻿ / 35.6010917; 140.1210167
Operated by|  JR East
Line(s)|

* ■ Uchibō Line
* ■ Sotobō Line

Distance| 1.4 km from Chiba
Platforms| 1 island platform
Other information
Status| Staffed
Website| Official website
History
Opened| 25 February 1896; 129 years ago (1896-02-25)
Previous names| Samukawa (until 1902)
Passengers
FY2019| 11,901 daily
Services
| Preceding station  |  JR East | Following station

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Chiba

Terminus

|  | Sotobō / Uchibō lines

Sobū Rapid

|  | Soga

towards Kazusa-Ichinomiya or Kimitsu

| Sotobō / Uchibō lines

Local

|  | Soga

towards Awa-Kamogawa

Location

Hon-Chiba Station

Location within Chiba Prefecture

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Hon-Chiba Station

Hon-Chiba Station (Japan)

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Hon-Chiba station (本千葉駅, Hon-Chiba-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in Chūō-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

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Hon-Chiba Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 1.4 km (0.87 mi) from the starting point of the line at Chiba Station. It is also served by trains of the Uchibō Line which continue past the nominal terminus of that line at Soga Station to terminate at Chiba as well.

## Station layout

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Hon-Chiba station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. The station is elevated, with the station building below. The station is attended. The east side of the station is much busier than the west side.

### Platforms

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1 | ■ Uchibō Line | for Ōami, Togane, Naruto, Mobara

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■ Sotobō Line | for Goi, Kisarazu
2 | ■ Uchibō Line | for Chiba, Tokyo
■ Sotobō Line | for Chiba, Tokyo

## History

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Hon-Chiba is among the older stations of Japan, having opened as Samukawa Station (寒川駅, Samukawa-eki) on the Bōsō Railway on 25 February 1896. It was renamed to its present name on 28 January 1902. On 1 September 1907, the Bōsō Railway was nationalized and became part of the Japanese Government Railways, which was transformed into the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. At the time of its construction, Hon-Chiba Station was located close to present day Keisei Chiba-Chūō Station, but it was heavily damaged in World War II, and subsequently moved to its current location on 1 February 1958. In 1972 Emperor Hirohito used this station while on his way to inspect the Chiba Prefectural Cancer Center. The station became part of the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

## Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 11,901 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

## Surroundings

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Hon-Chiba station is located in the heart of Chiba City. Rather than being located close to Chiba Station, Chiba prefectural office, Chiba District Court, and other government buildings can instead be found to the north of this station. Kenchō-mae Station on the Chiba Urban Monorail Line 1 is within a few minutes walking distance.

Also nearby:

* Kashiwado Hospital
* Chiba-Chūō Bus Headquarters
* Chiba Budōkan
* Samukawa Shrine
* Itsukushima Shrine
* Chiba University (Medicine & Nursing)
* Chiba Prefectural Chiba Senior High School and Chiba Junior High School
* Chiba Prefectural Library
* Chiba Municipal Samukawa Elementary School

## See also

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* List of railway stations in Japan

## References

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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.

## External links

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Media related to Hon-Chiba Station at Wikimedia Commons

* JR East station information (in Japanese)

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Stations of the Sotobō Line

* Chiba
* Hon-Chiba
* Soga
* Kamatori
* Honda
* Toke
* Ōami
* Nagata
* Honnō
* Shin-Mobara
* Mobara
* Yatsumi
* Kazusa-Ichinomiya
* Torami
* Taitō
* Chōjamachi
* Mikado
* Ōhara
* Namihana
* Onjuku
* Katsuura
* Ubara
* Kazusa-Okitsu
* Namegawa Island
* Awa-Kominato
* Awa-Amatsu
* Awa-Kamogawa

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Stations of the Uchibō Line

*     * Chiba
* Hon-Chiba
* Soga
* Hamano
* Yawatajuku
* Goi
* Anegasaki
* Nagaura
* Sodegaura
* Iwane
* Kisarazu
* Kimitsu
* Aohori
* Ōnuki
* Sanukimachi
* Kazusa-Minato
* Takeoka
* Hamakanaya
* Hota
* Awa-Katsuyama
* Iwai
* Tomiura
* Nakofunakata
* Tateyama
* Kokonoe
* Chikura
* Chitose
* Minamihara
* Wadaura
* Emi
* Futomi
* Awa-Kamogawa

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