Jūnikyō Station

Jūnikyō Station (十二橋駅, Jūnikyō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Katori, Chiba Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Jūnikyō Station 十二橋駅
Junikyo Station platform, July 2005
General information
Location	Tsu-no-miya 3928-14, Katori-shi, Chiba-ken 287-0803 Japan
Coordinates	35.9167°N 140.5457°E / 35.9167; 140.5457
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kashima Line
Distance	3.0 km from Katori
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 August 1970
Passengers
FY2006	55 (daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Katori towards Sawara Kashima Line Itako towards Kashima Soccer Stadium
Location Jūnikyō Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Jūnikyō Station Jūnikyō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Jūnikyō Station is served by the Kashima Line, and is located 3.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Katori Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one elevated side platform with a weather shelter, but no station building. The platform is short and can accommodate trains of up to six carriages. The station is unattended.

History

Jūnikyō Station was opened on August 20, 1970, as a passenger station on the Japan National Railways (JNR). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

• Suigō Sawara Aquatic Botanical Garden

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Jūnikyō Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)