Kisarazu Station

Kisarazu Station (木更津駅, Kisarazu-eki) is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kisarazu Station 木更津駅
West side of Kisarazu Station, March 2014
General information
Location	1 Fujimi, Kisarazu-shi, Chiba-ken 292-0831 Japan
Coordinates	35°22′53.9″N 139°55′34.43″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uchibō Line ■ Kururi Line
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Website	Official website
History
Opened	August 21, 1912
Passengers
FY2019	13,529 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Anegasaki (limited service) towards Tokyo Sazanami Kimitsu Terminus Iwane towards Chiba Uchibō Line Keiyō Rapid Kimitsu towards Kazusa-Minato Sodegaura towards Soga Uchibō Line Sobū Rapid Kimitsu Terminus Iwane towards Soga or Chiba Uchibō Line Local Kimitsu towards Awa-Kamogawa Terminus Kururi Line Gion towards Kazusa-Kameyama
Location Kisarazu Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Kisarazu Station Kisarazu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kisarazu Station is served by the Uchibō Line and Kururi Line. It is 31.3 kilometers from the starting point of the Uchibō Line at Soga Station and forms the eastern terminus of the 32.3 kilometer Kururi Line.

Station layout

View of train track layout

East side, March 2009

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Uchibō Line	for Goi and Chiba
2	■ Uchibō Line	for bi-directional traffic
3	■ Uchibō Line	for Kimitsu, Tateyama, and Awa-Kamogawa
4	■ Kururi Line	for Kururi and Kazusa-Kameyama

History

Suburban trains at station (2019)

Kisarazu Station opened on August 21, 1912.^[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.^[1]

Bus terminals

Highway buses

• For Narita International Airport^[2]
• For Haneda Airport^[3]
• For Tokyo Station^[4]
• For Shinjuku Station^[5]
• For Shinagawa Station^[6]
• For Kawasaki Station^[7]
• For Yokohama Station^[8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 13,529 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[9]

Surrounding area

• National Route 16
• Kisarazu City Hall
• Port of Kisarazu

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 618. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
2. "Timetable | Keisei Bus". www.keiseibus.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
3. "Kisarazu Railway Station | Haneda Airport | Routes, Timetable and Bus Stops | HANEDA AIRPORT EXPRESS". hnd-bus.com. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
4. "東雲車庫・東京駅～木更津駅・君津製鐵所 ｜ 高速バス ｜ 京成バス". www.keiseibus.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
5. "木更津～三井アウトレット～新宿線 | 小湊鐵道【バス運賃・時刻表案内】". www.kominato-bus.com. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
6. "木更津・長浦～品川線 | 小湊鐵道【バス運賃・時刻表案内】". www.kominato-bus.com. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
7. "木更津～（海ほたる経由）～川崎線 | 小湊鐵道【バス運賃・時刻表案内】". www.kominato-bus.com. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
8. "木更津・かずさアーク～横浜線 | 小湊鐵道【バス運賃・時刻表案内】". www.kominato-bus.com. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
9. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Kisarazu Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)