Higata Station

Higata Station
干潟駅
Location Ni, Asahi, Chiba
(千葉県旭市ニ)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Sōbu Main Line
History
Opened 1898
Traffic
Passengers (2009) 891 daily
Station platform, 2014.

Higata Station (干潟駅 Higata-eki) is a railway station in Asahi, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is located 98.8 rail kilometers from the western terminus of the Sōbu Main Line at Tokyo Station.

History

Higata Station was opened on 25 February 1898 as a station on the Sōbu Railway for both passenger and freight operations. On 1 September 1907, the Sōbu Railway was nationalised, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from 1 October 1971. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Lines

Station layout

Higata Station has a two opposed side platforms, connected by an overpass. The platforms are short, and can accommodate trains of up to eight carriages.

Platforms

1  Sōbu Main Line For Asahi, Yōkaichi, Narutō, Chiba
2  Sōbu Main Line For Chōshi

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sōbu Main Line
Yōkaichiba Local Asahi

External links

Coordinates: 35°43′06″N 140°36′11″E / 35.7183°N 140.6031°E / 35.7183; 140.6031


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