is an interchange passenger railway station in the city of Chōshi, Chiba, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and also used by the private railway operator Choshi Electric Railway.
Lines Chōshi Station is the eastern terminal station of the Sōbu Main Line and serves some through trains on the Narita Line to and . It is from the western terminus of the Sōbu Main Line at Tokyo Station. It also forms the terminus of the privately operated Chōshi Electric Railway Line to .
Station layout The JR East station facilities consist of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks. A bay platform is located between the JR platforms 2 and 3 for Choshi Electric Railway trains. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
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History
Chōshi Station opened on 1 June 1897 as a station on the Sōbu Railway. On 1 September 1907, the Sōbu Railway was nationalized, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR).
The Chōshi Electric Railway Line from Choshi to opened on 5 July 1923, using the trackbed and infrastructure of the earlier , which operated between Chōshi and from December 1913 to November 1917. The original station building was replaced by a new two-storey wood-frame-and-mortar building in 1936. An additional platform was added at the same time, and a new underground passage was opened linking the new platform. The 1936 station building lasted only nine years, as it was destroyed in 1945 by fire during World War II. The third-generation station building was completed in January 1948, and a further platform was added at the same time, creating the three-platform arrangement that continues to this day.
After World War II, JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from 31 March 1978. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.
A roof was added to the entrance to the Choshi Electric Railway platform in December 1974, and this was replaced by the present-day Dutch-style building in November 1990.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 3045 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). In fiscal 2018, the Choshi Electric Railway station was used by an average of 384 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year Daily average JR East Choshi Electric Railway 2000 4,174 2001 4,055 2002 3,868 2003 3,768 2004 3,743 2005 3,693 2006 3,605 2007 3,481 935 2008 3,324 889 2009 3,249 795 2010 3,352 673 2011 3,366 2012 3,395...201838420193,045
Surrounding area Chōshi City Office Chiba Institute of Science Yamasa head office and soy sauce factory Higeta soy sauce factory Choshi Camera MuseumChoshi Camera Museum official website Retrieved 28 January 2012. Futaba Elementary School Tone River
Bus terminal The following long-distance buses operate from Choshi Station.
Bus stopNoViadestinationCompanyNote1Kasugadai Line(circular-route bus)Shiritsu-Kōkō mae→Kasugadai→MisakiChoshi Station Keisei Taxi Narita Runs only in the morningMisaki→Kasugadai→Shiritsu-Kōkō mae→KasugadaiRuns only in the evening2Asahi-Choshi LineMisaki・Aeon Choshi・Tasaki-Jinja・Īoka Shisyo(Īoka beach・Hagizono beach)Asahi Station (Chiba)Chiba KōtsūAeon Shuttle LineNon stopAeon Mall ChoshiToyosato Newtown LineMatsugishi Station・Shiishiba Station・Shimosa-Toyosato StationToyosato Newtown No.43Express bus Inuboh(Expressway bus)Asahi-chuo Hospital HigashiTokyo StationKeisei Bus・Chiba Kōtsū Asahi routeExpress bus Tone Liner(Expressway bus)Shisui Premium OutletsChiba Kōtsū Omigawa・Sawara route4Kawaguchi LineChoshi-kannon・KawaguchiChoshi-port CenterKeisei Taxi NaritaMisaki-meguri ShuttlePort Tower Wosse・Ashikajima Station・Kimigahama Station・Inubosaki Lighthouse・Inuboh StationChikyū TembōkanChiba Kōtsu5Southern Cross(Night bus)Kyoto Station・Osaka Station・Namba StationUSJChiba Kōtsu・Nankai BusNagasaki LineChoshi-ginza・NagasakiKokumin-syukusya(Hotel)Chiba KōtsuNaarai LineNaarai・Choshi Marina(Byobugaura)Chiba Kagaku Daigaku6Ashikajima Line(circular-route bus)Kasagami-Kurohae Station→Ashikajima StationChoshi StationKeisei Taxi NaritaRuns only in the morningAshikajima Station→Kasagami-Kurohae StationRuns only in the eveningTokawa LineInuboh StationTogawa Shako(Tokawa Station)7Tonegawa LineHasakiKashima-Jingū StationKanto RailwayIt is possible to transfer onto the Expressway bus Hasaki, which is bound to Tokyo at Hasaki bus stop.It costs 210 yen(adult) to use from Choshi Station through Hasaki on Tonegawa Line, and 2150 yen (adult) to use from Hasaki through Tokyo by Hasaki. Add up to 2360 yen(adult) by using the two bus routes. The above route is cheaper than the Tone Liner (bound for Tokyo) and the Inuboh Liner(bound for Tokyo), it costs 2600 yen (adult) to use the Tone Liner or the Inuboh Liner. ※It takes about 25 minutes (about 2 km) from Choshi Station to Hasaki bus stop on foot, so fare costs only 2150 yen to use from Choshi through Tokyo if you walk to Hasaki bus stop.Hasaki LinerJRbus kantoKaigan LineHasaki・Hasaki chuoHasaki Kaisuiyokuzyō
See also List of railway stations in Japan
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