Mobara Station

Location
	Mobara Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Mobara Station Mobara Station (Japan)

Mobara Station

茂原駅
Mobara Station; 茂原駅
	Mobara Station south exit in 2021
General information
Location	1 Machibo, Mobara-shi, Chiba-ken 297-0022; Japan
Coordinates	35°25′37″N 140°18′14″E / 35.4269°N 140.304°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Sotobō Line
Distance	34.3 km from Chiba
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed (Talking reserved-seat ticket machine(話せる指定席券売機))
Website	Official website
History
Opened	17 April 1897; 127 years ago
Previous names	Mohara (until 1935)
Passengers
FY2019	10,901 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Mobara Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Mobara Station Mobara Station (Japan)

Mobara Station (茂原駅, Mobara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Mobara, Chiba Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Mobara Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 34.3 km (21.3 mi) from the starting point of the line at Chiba Station. Limited express Wakashio services from Tokyo to Awa-Kamogawa stop at this station.

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks, with the station building underneath. The station has a Talking reserved-seat ticket machines(話せる指定席券売機).

Platforms

1	■ Sotobō Line	for Soga, Chiba, Kaihimmakuhari, and Tokyo
2	■ Sotobō Line	for Soga, Chiba, Kaihimmakuhari, and Tokyo
3	■ Sotobō Line	for Kazusa-Ichinomiya, Katsuura, and Awa-Kamogawa
4	■ Sotobō Line	for Kazusa-Ichinomiya, Katsuura, and Awa-Kamogawa

History

Mobara Station opened on 17 April 1897, as Mohara Station (茂原駅, Mohara-eki) on the Bōsō Railway. It was absorbed into the Japanese Government Railways on 1 September 1907. From 1909 to 1926 it was also the terminal of the Chōnan-Mobara-Kan Jinsha Kidō (庁南茂原間人車軌道), a human-powered railway extending to Chōnan, Chiba. On 1 August 1930, the station became the terminus of the Nansō Railway (南総鉄道, Nansō Tetsudō), which became the Sotobō Line from 1939. It was renamed to its present name on 10 July 1935. It joined the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,901 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

National Route 128
Chosei Municipal HospitalMobara City Hall

References

^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

External links

Media related to Mobara Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East Station information (in Japanese)

[jreast2019stats-1] 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

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