Chikura Station | |
Style: | JR East |
Native Name: | 千倉駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 2079 Chikura-chō Seto, Minamibōsō-shi, Chiba-ken 295-0004 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | JR East |
Line: | Uchibō Line |
Distance: | 96.6 km from |
Platforms: | 1 side + 1 island platforms |
Status: | Staffed |
Opened: | June 1, 1921 |
Passengers: | 338 |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Chikura Station |
is a passenger railway station in the city of Minamibōsō, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Chikura Station is served by the Uchibō Line, and is located 96.6 km from the terminus of the line at Soga Station.
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a staffed ticket office and a local tourist information desk.
Chikura Station opened on June 1, 1921. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in February 2007.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 338 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]