Hota Station (Chiba)

Hota Station (保田駅, Hota-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Kyonan, Awa District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). However, it is still a staffed station.

Hota Station 保田駅
Hota Station, 2013
General information
Location	Hota 249, Kyonan-machi, Awa-gun, Chiba-ken 299-1902 Japan
Coordinates	35.1411°N 139.838°E / 35.1411; 139.838
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uchibō Line
Distance	73.7 km from Soga
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	August 1, 1917
Passengers
FY2019	218
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Hamakanaya towards Soga or Chiba Uchibō Line Local Awa-Katsuyama towards Awa-Kamogawa
Location Hota Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Hota Station Hota Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Hota Station is served by the Uchibō Line, and is located 67.5 kilometres (41.9 mi) from the western terminus of the line at Soga Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station used to have a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office, but it was closed on January 31, 2021.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Uchibō Line	For Kimitsu, Kisarazu, Chiba
2	■ Uchibō Line	For Tateyama, Awa-Kamogawa

History

Hota Station was opened on August 1, 1917. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal year 2019, the station was used by an average of 218 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• National Route 127

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan