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Yōkaichiba Station (八日市場駅, Yōkaichiba-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Sōsa, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Yōkaichiba Station 八日市場駅
Station front, August 2021
General information
Location	Yōkaichiba I, Sōsa-shi, Chiba-ken 289-2144 Japan
Coordinates	35.69931°N 140.55240°E / 35.69931; 140.55240
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Sōbu Main Line
Distance	93.7 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 June 1897
Passengers
FY2019	1763
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Yokoshiba towards Tokyo Shiosai Asahi towards Chōshi Iigura towards Chiba Sōbu Main Line Local Higata towards Chōshi
Location
Yōkaichiba Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Yōkaichiba Station Yōkaichiba Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Yōkaichiba Station is served by the Sōbu Main Line between Tokyo and Chōshi, and is located 93.7 rail km from the western terminus of the Sōbu Main Line at Tokyo Station. Shiosai limited express services stop at this station.[1]

Station layout

Yōkaichiba Station has a two opposed side platforms, connected by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.[2]

Platforms

1	■ Sōbu Main Line	for Asahi, Narutō, and Chiba
2	■ Sōbu Main Line	for Chōshi

History

Yōkaichiba Station opened on 1 June 1897[2] as a station on the Sōbu Railway for both passenger and freight operations. On 1 September 1907, the Sōbu Railway was nationalised, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). On 5 December 1926, the Chiba Prefectural Railway Tako Line also started operations to this station. (Later renamed the Narita Railway Tako Line, services were discontinued on 11 January 1944, and the line abolished in 1946). After World War II, the JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from 1 October 1974. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. The north exit plaza was renovated in 1989, and a new bus terminal completed in 1995. ^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1762 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

• Sōsa City Office
• Sōsa Police Station
• Keiai University Yōkaichiba High School
• Chiba Prefectural Sōsa High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Yōkaichiba Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)

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