Nakanochō Station

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Nakanochō Station
仲ノ町駅
File:Nakanocho Station 20151004.JPG
The station entrance in October 2015
Location 2-297 Araoi-chō, Chōshi-shi, Chiba-ken 288-0056
Japan
Elevation 4.3 m
Operated by Choshi Electric Railway
Line(s) Choshi Electric Railway Line
Distance 0.5 km from Chōshi
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Parking Yes
Other information
Status Staffed
History
Opened December 1913 (1913-12)
Traffic
Passengers 44 per day (FY2010)
Location
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Nakanochō Station (仲ノ町駅 Nakanochō-eki?) is a railway station on the privately operated Chōshi Electric Railway Line in Chōshi, Chiba, Japan.

Lines

Nakanochō Station is served by the 6.4 km Chōshi Electric Railway Line from Chōshi to Tokawa, and is located 0.5 km from Chōshi Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single track with a passing loop.[2] The line's maintenance depot and storage yard is located immediately adjacent to the station.[3] The station is staffed.[1]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Chōshi Electric Railway Line
Chōshi - Kannon

History

File:Choshi Nos. 1 and 2 Nakanocho circa 1913.jpg
Steam locomotive numbers 1 and 2 next to Nakanochō Station on the Chōshi Sightseeing Railway circa 1913

Nakanochō Station first opened in December 1913 as a station on the Chōshi Sightseeing Railway (銚子遊覧鉄道 Chōshi Yūran Tetsudō?), which operated a distance of 5.9 km between Chōshi and Inuboh.[4] The railway closed in November 1917,[4] but was reopened on 5 July 1923 as the Chōshi Railway.[1] Nakanochō was the name of the area at the time the station was built.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 44 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5] The passenger figures for past years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2007 51[6]
2008 57[7]
2009 45[8]
2010 44[5]

Surrounding area

  • Yamasa head office and soy sauce factory[9]

See also

References

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External links

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