Sawara Station

Railway station in Katori, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

■ Kashima Line
■ Narita Line

Distance40.0 km from SakuraPlatforms1 bay + 1 island platformsOther informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedFebruary 3, 1898PassengersFY20193090 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Ōto towards Chiba		Narita Line		Katori towards Chōshi
Terminus		Kashima Line		Katori towards Kashima Soccer Stadium

Location
Sawara Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Sawara Station Sawara Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Sawara Station (佐原駅, Sawara-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Katori, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Sawara Station is served by the Narita Line, and is located 40.0 kilometers from the terminus of line at Sakura Station. Some trains for the Kashima Line originate at this station.

Layout

Sawara Station has a single bay platform serving two tracks, and an island platform, for a total of four tracks. The island platform is connected to the bay platform by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

0	■ Kashima Line	For Kashima-Jingū
1	■ Narita Line	For Choshi
1	■ Kashima Line	For Kashima-Jingū
2&3	■ Narita Line	For Narita, Sakura, Chiba, Tokyo

History

Sawara Station was opened on February 3, 1898 as a terminal station on the Narita Railway Company for both freight and passenger operations. The Narita Railway was nationalised on September 1, 1920, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). The line was extended to Sasagawa on November 10, 1931. After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from February 1, 1984. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station building was rebuilt from 2007 to 2011.