:Toke Station
{{short description|Railway station in Chiba, Japan}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Toke Station
| style = JR East
| native_name = 土気駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Toke-Station.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Toke Station, September 2016
| other_name =
| address = 1727-1 Toke-chō, Midori-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken, 267-0061
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{Coord|35.5307|N|140.2699|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}}
| line = {{colorbull| OrangeRed}} Sotobō Line
| distance = 18.1 km from {{STN|Chiba|x}}
| platforms = 1 island platform
| tracks =
| connections =
| structure =
| code =
| status = Staffed
| website = {{official|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1052}}
| opened = {{start date and age|1896|11|01|df=y}}
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 13,078
| pass_year = FY2019
| map_type = Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label = Toke Station
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East
|line8=Wakashio|left8=Soga|note-mid8=(limited service)|right8=Ōami
|line9=Sotobo|left9=Honda|note-mid9={{SLL|Keiyō Rapid|green|white}}|right9=Ōami|to-left9=Soga|to-right9=Katsuura
|line10=Sotobo|left10=Honda|note-mid10={{SLL|Sobū Rapid|navy|white}}|right10=Ōami|to-right10=Kazusa-Ichinomiya|to-left10=Chiba
|line11=Sotobo|left11=Honda|note-mid11=Local|right11=Ōami
}}
}}
{{Nihongo|Toke Station|土気駅|Toke-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in Midori-ku, Chiba, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Toke Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located {{convert|18.1|km|abbr=on}} from the terminus of the line at Chiba Station. Some Sotobō Line limited express Wakashio services from Tokyo to {{STN|Awa-Kamogawa|x}} stop at this station.JR Timetable, August 2011 issue, p.110
Station layout
=Platform=
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|linename=Sotobō Line|linecol=OrangeRed|dir=for {{STN|Ōami|x}}, {{STN|Mobara|x}}, {{STN|Katsuura|x}}, {{STN|Awa-Kamogawa|x}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|first=3|nidx= Sotobō Line|linecol=OrangeRed|dir=for {{STN|Soga|x}}, {{STN|Chiba|x}}, and {{STN|Tokyo|x}}}}
History
Toke Station opened on 1 November 1896{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1052|script-title=ja:各駅情報（土気駅）|trans-title=Station Information: Toke Station|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 2012-01-19}} as a station on the Bōsō Railway. On 1 September 1907, the Bōsō Railway was nationalized and became part of the Japanese Government Railways, which was transformed into the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. Freight operations were discontinued on 1 October 1962. The station building was enlarged in January 1979, with the construction of the south exit. A new station building was completed in August 1986.{{cn|date=July 2020}} The station became part of the JR East network upon privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 13,078 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web|url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_02.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)|year= 2020|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 August 2020}}
Surrounding area
- Chiba Showa-no-mori Park
- Hoki Museum
- Toke High School
- Birds Mall
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category-inline}}
- [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1052 JR East Station information] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Sotobo Line}}