Minami-Kashiwa Station

Railway station in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

35°50′40″N 139°57′14″E / 35.8445°N 139.9540°E / 35.8445; 139.9540Operated by

JR EastLine(s)JL Jōban Line (Local)Distance24.5 km from NipporiPlatforms1 island platformOther informationStatusStaffedStation codeJL27Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1479HistoryOpenedOctober 1, 1953PassengersFY201932,930 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

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).

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.