Minami-Kashiwa Station

Minami-Kashiwa Station (南柏駅, Minamikashiwa-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

JL27 Minami-Kashiwa Station 南柏駅
Minami-Kashiwa Station, June 2016
General information
Location	1-1-1 Minamikashiwa, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba-ken 277-0075 Japan
Coordinates	35.8445°N 139.9540°E / 35.8445; 139.9540
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JL Jōban Line (Local)
Distance	24.5 km from Nippori
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	JL27
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1479
History
Opened	October 1, 1953
Passengers
FY2019	32,930 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kita-Kogane JL26 towards Ayase Jōban Line Local-Kankō Kashiwa JL28 towards Toride
Location Minami-Kashiwa Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Minami-Kashiwa Station Minami-Kashiwa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Minami-Kashiwa Station is served by the Jōban Line from Ueno in Tokyo and is 24.5  km from the terminus of the line at Nippori Station in Tokyo.

Station layout

The station is an elevated station with a single island platform serving two tracks. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	JL Jōban Line (Local)	for Kashiwa, Abiko, and Toride
2	JL Jōban Line (Local)	for Matsudo, Ayase C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line for Kita-senju, Nishi-nippori and Yoyogi-uehara

History

Minami-Kashiwa Station was opened on October 1, 1953 as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR). A new elevated station building was completed in December 1971. Minami-Kashiwa Station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 32,930 passengers daily.^[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 6
• Kashiwa Municipal Yutaka Elementary School
• Nagareyama Municipal Mukaikogane Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan