Kamatori Station

Kamatori Station (鎌取駅, Kamatori-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Midori-ku, Chiba, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kamatori Station 鎌取駅
Kamatori Station South Exit, July 2020
General information
Location	Kamatori-chō 787-3, Midori-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken, 266-0011 Japan
Coordinates	35.5627°N 140.1785°E / 35.5627; 140.1785
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Sotobō Line
Distance	8.8 km from Chiba
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 June 1952 (1952-06-15)
Passengers
FY2019	20,693
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Soga Terminus Sotobō Line Keiyō Rapid Honda towards Katsuura Soga towards Chiba Sotobō Line Sobū Rapid Honda towards Kazusa-Ichinomiya Sotobō Line Local Honda towards Awa-Kamogawa
Location Kamatori Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Kamatori Station Kamatori Station (Japan)

Lines

Kamatori Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 8.8 km (5.5 mi) from the terminus of the line at Chiba Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform with an elevated station building built over the tracks and platform. The station has a Reserved seat ticket vending machine.

Platform

1	■ Sotobō Line	Ōami, Mobara, Katsuura, Awa-Kamogawa
3	■ Sotobō Line	For Soga, Chiba, Tokyo

History

Kamatori Station was opened on 15 June 1952 as a station on the Japan National Railways. A new station building was completed on March 23, 1986. The station became part of the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,693 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Chiba City Midori Ward Office
• Chiba City Kamatori Community Center
• Chiba City Midori Library

External links

Media related to Kamatori Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)