Kamatori Station

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).

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	35.5627°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
Location
Kamatori Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Kamatori Station Kamatori Station (Japan)

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

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sotobō Line
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Soga		Rapid	Honda
Soga		Local	Honda

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

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

Media related to Kamatori Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)