Nagaura Station (Chiba)

Nagaura Station (長浦駅, Nagaura-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Sodegaura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Nagaura Station 長浦駅
Nagaura Station south side, March 2014
General information
Location	Kuranami, Sodegaura-shi, Chiba-ken 299-0243 Japan
Coordinates	35°27′01″N 139°59′43″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uchibō Line
Distance	20.5km from Soga
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	January 10, 1947
Passengers
FY2019	6084
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Anegasaki towards Soga Uchibō Line Keiyō Rapid Sodegaura towards Kazusa-Minato Anegasaki towards Chiba Uchibō Line Sobū Rapid Sodegaura towards Kimitsu Anegasaki towards Soga or Chiba Uchibō Line Local Sodegaura towards Awa-Kamogawa
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Lines

Nagaura Station is served by the Uchibo Line, and lies 20.5 km from the starting point of the Uchibo Line at Soga Station.^{[citation needed]}

Layout

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks, connected to the wooden station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Uchibo Line	for Kimitsu, Kisarazu, Tateyama, and Awa-Kamogawa
2	■ Uchibō Line	for Goi and Chiba

History

Nagaura Station opened on January 10, 1947, as a station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR) Bōsōnishi Line. The line was renamed the Uchibō Line from July 15, 1972. The Nagaura Station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6084 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 16
• Nagaura Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan