Kazusa-Matsuoka Station

Kazusa-Matsuoka Station 上総松丘駅
Kazusa-Matsuoka Station
General information
Location	Hiraoka 1692, Kimitsu-shi, Chiba-ken 292-0503 Japan
Coordinates	35°15′28.24″N 140°3′50.42″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kururi Line
Distance	28.3 km from Kisarazu
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 25, 1936
Passengers
FY2006	81 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Hirayama towards Kisarazu Kururi Line Kazusa-Kameyama Terminus
Location Kazusa-Matsuoka Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Kazusa-Matsuoka Station Kazusa-Matsuoka Station (Japan)

Kazusa-Matsuoka Station (上総松丘駅, Kazusa-Matsuoka-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Kimitsu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kazusa-Matsuoka Station is a station on the Kururi Line, and is located 28.3 km from the terminus of the line at Kisarazu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic. The station formerly also had an island platform, the overgrown ruins of which can still be seen to one side of the existing side platform. The platform is short, and can only handle trains with a length of three carriages or less. The station is unattended.

Platform

1

■ Kururi Line

For Kisarazu, Kururi Kazusa-Kameyama

History

Kazusa-Matsuoka Station was opened on March 25, 1936. It was closed from December 16, 1944 to April 1, 1947. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 81 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• National Route 410
• National Route 465
• Senbon Castle ruins

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Kazusa-Matsuoka Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)