Tokawa Station(外川駅, Tokawa-eki) is a railway station on the privately operated Chōshi Electric Railway Line in Chōshi, Chiba, Japan.

Lines

Tokawa Station forms the southern terminus of the Chōshi Electric Railway Line from Chōshi and is a distance of 6.4 km (4.0 mi) from Chōshi Station.

Station layout

Track layout
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As of 2013[update], the station is staffed, and consists of a side platform serving a single track, with a run-around loop used as a storage siding.

  • The platform in October 2015
  • Withdrawn DeHa 801 housing the Keiyo Towa Pharmaceutical Showa Nostalgia Museum in October 2015

History

Tokawa Station opened on 5 July 1923.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 209 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
2007150
2008242
2009232
2010209

Surrounding area

Eight fishing lanes

Close to Tokawa Station, there are eight historical lanes leading down the hill to the sea and fishing harbour. These are named as follows, from east to west.

  • Ōmichi(王路)
  • Amba-dōri(阿波通り)
  • Nagaya-dōri(長屋通り)
  • Shinura-dōri(新浦通り)
  • Ichijō-dōri(一条通り)
  • Isshin-dōri(一心通り)
  • Motoura-dōri(本浦通り)
  • Jōbō-dōri(条坊通り)

Film location

The station building has been used as a filming location, including the 1985 NHK TV drama series Miotsukushi(澪つくし).

See also

External links

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