Taitō Station

For the amusement arcades in Japan called Taito Station, see Taito Corporation.
Taitō Station
太東駅

Taitō Station
Location Shiigi, Isumi, Chiba
(千葉県いすみ市岬町椎木)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Sotobō Line
History
Opened 1899
Traffic
Passengers (FY2009) 614 daily

Taitō Station (太東駅 Taitō-eki) is a railway station on the Sotobō Line in Isumi, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Taitō Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and lies 49.3 km from the starting point of the Sotobō Line at Chiba Station.

Station layout

Taitō Station has a single island platform and a single side platform serving three tracks, connected to a white-washed station building by a footbridge.

Platform

1  Sotobō Line for Katsuura and Awa-Kamogawa
2  Sotobō Line bi-directional traffic
3  Sotobō Line for Kazusa-Ichinomiya, Mobara, Soga, and Chiba

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sotobō Line
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Torami Rapid Chōjamachi
Torami Local Chōjamachi

History

Taitō Station was opened on December 13, 1899 as a station on the Bōsō Railway. On September 1, 1907, the Bōsō Railway was nationalized and became part of the Japanese Government Railways, which was transformed into the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. Freight operations were discontinued on October 1, 1962. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways on April 1, 1987.

See also

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Coordinates: 35°19′11″N 140°22′52″E / 35.3198°N 140.3812°E / 35.3198; 140.3812

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