Narutō Station

Railway station in Sanmu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Distance76.9 km from TokyoPlatforms1 side + 1 bay platformTracks4Other informationStatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 May 1897PassengersFY20192783 Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Yachimata
towards Tokyo
 Shiosai Yokoshiba
towards Chōshi
Yachimata
towards Chiba
 Sōbu Main Line
Rapid
 Terminus
Hyūga
towards Chiba
 Sōbu Main Line
Local
 Matsuo
towards Chōshi
Gumyō
towards Ōami
 Tōgane Line Terminus
Location
Narutō Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Narutō Station
Narutō Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
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Narutō Station is located in Japan
Narutō Station
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Narutō Station (成東駅, Narutō-eki) a junction passenger railway station in the city of Sanmu, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Narutō Station is served by the Sōbu Main Line and Tōgane Line, and is located 76.9 km from the western terminus of the Sōbu Main Line at Tokyo Station. It also forms the eastern terminus of the 13.8 kilometer Tōgane Line to Ōami. Shiosai limited express services between Tokyo and Chōshi stop at this station.[1]

Station layout

View of the platforms

Narutō Station has two side platforms and a single island platform, one side of which has a cutout, enabling the station to serve a total of four tracks. Then platforms are connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.[2]

Platforms

0 ■ Tōgane Line for Tōgane, Ōami, Soga, and Chiba
1,2 ■ Sōbu Line for Sakura,Chiba, and Tokyo
for Yōkaichiba, Asahi, and Chōshi
3 ■ Sōbu Line for Sakura and Chiba
for Yōkaichiba, Asahi, and Chōshi
■ Tōgane Line for Tōgane, Ōami, Soga, and Chiba

History

Narutō Station opened on 1 May 1897.[2] During World War II, on 13 August 1945, a train containing five passenger carriages and four freight carriages was strafed by American aircraft while stopped at Narutō Station. The freight cars contained four anti-aircraft guns and ammunition, which were ignited in the attack. Although station workers and members of the Imperial Japanese Army 3rd Guards Division attempted to extinguish the fire, the resultant explosion killed 15 civilian station staff and 27 soldiers. A memorial to the event was erected at the station in 1957.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2783 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ JR Timetable, August 2011 issue, pp. 110–111
  2. ^ a b 各駅情報（成東駅） [Station Information: Narutō Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  3. ^ Miyoshi, Yoshizo (2014). 120 Years of the Sobu Line. JTB Publishing. ISBN 978-4533096310. (in Japanese)
  4. ^ 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 Narutō Station at Wikimedia Commons

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