Ubara Station

Ubara Station 鵜原駅
Ubara Station, 2020
General information
Location	Ubara 1664, Katsuura-shi, Chiba-ken 299-5243 Japan
Coordinates	35.1406°N 140.2786°E / 35.1406; 140.2786
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Sotobō Line
Distance	74.5 km from Soga
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 April 1927 (1927-04-15)
Passengers
FY2015	84
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Katsuura towards Soga or Chiba Sotobō Line Local Kazusa-Okitsu towards Awa-Kamogawa
Location Ubara Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Ubara Station Ubara Station (Japan)

Station platforms, 2020

Ubara Station (鵜原駅, Ubara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Ubara Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 74.5 km (46.3 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Chiba Station.

Station Layout

Ubara Station has a single island platform connected to a wooden station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platform

1	■ Sotobō Line	Awa-Kamogawa
2	■ Sotobō Line	For Katsuura, Mobara, Soga, Chiba

History

Ubara Station was opened on 15 April 1927. It was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The station became a kan'i itaku station in 1990. From 2017, the station became unmanned.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 84 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• National Route 128
• Ubara Port

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Ubara Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)