Nakanochō Station
Nakanochō Station 仲ノ町駅 | |
|---|---|
 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 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers | 44 per day (FY2010) |
| Location | |
  Nakanochō Station Location within Japan | |
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]
The station platform, looking east, October 2015
The station platform, looking west, with Nakanocho Depot on the left, October 2015
The station sign, October 2015
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chōshi Electric Railway Line | ||||
| Chōshi | - | Kannon | ||
History
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
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 208. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- 1 2 Shirato, Sadao (June 2011). 銚子電気鉄道（上） [Choshi Electric Railway Volume One]. Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. pp. 26–27. ISBN 978-4-7770-5309-4.
- ↑ ローカル鉄道途中下車の旅 [Local Railway All-stations Journeys]. Japan: Seibido Publishing. 1998. pp. 124–127. ISBN 4-415-09308-6.
- 1 2 Shirato, Sadao (March 2014). 銚子遊覧鉄道 [Chōshi Sightseeing Railway]. The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). Japan: Denkisha Kenkyūkai. 64 (887): 108–109.
- 1 2 民鉄等駅別1日平均運輸状況 2010(平成22)年度 [Private railway average daily passenger figures by station (Fiscal 2010)] (Excel) (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefectural Government. 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 民鉄等駅別1日平均運輸状況 2007(平成19)年度 [Private railway average daily passenger figures by station (Fiscal 2008)] (Excel) (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefectural Government. 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 民鉄等駅別1日平均運輸状況 2008(平成20)年度 [Private railway average daily passenger figures by station (Fiscal 2008)] (Excel) (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefectural Government. 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ 民鉄等駅別1日平均運輸状況 2009(平成21)年度 [Private railway average daily passenger figures by station (Fiscal 2009)] (Excel) (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefectural Government. 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ メルヘン駅舎（各駅案内） [Fairy tale station buildings (Station information)] (in Japanese). Choshi Electric Railway. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
External links
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- Choshi Electric Railway station information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 35°43′44″N 140°50′01″E / 35.72889°N 140.83361°E