Monoi Station

Monoi Station 物井駅
File:JREast-Monoi-station-west-entrance.jpg Station building
Location	Monoi 426, Yotsukaidō, Chiba （千葉県四街道市物井428） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Sōbu Main Line
History
Opened	1937
Traffic
Passengers (2009)	4108 daily

Monoi Station (物井駅, Monoi-eki) is a railway station in Yotsukaidō, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is located 51.1 rail kilometers from the western terminus of the Sōbu Main Line at Tokyo Station.

History

Monoi Station originated as the Monoi Signal (物井信号所) on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR), established on March 4, 1911. It was upgraded to the Monoi Signal Stop (物井信号場) on April 1, 1922 and to a full passenger station on April 5, 1937. After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new elevated station building was completed on April 12, 1998. The platforms were lengthened in 2004 to accommodate 15-carriage trains.

Lines

• East Japan Railway Company
  • Sōbu Main Line

Layout

Monoi Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by an overpass.

Platforms

1	■ Sōbu Main Line	For Sakura, For Chiba, Tokyo
2	■ Sōbu Main Line	Narutō, Yōkaichiba, Chōshi

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sōbu Main Line
Commuter Rapid: no stop
Yotsukaidō		Rapid	Sakura
Yotsukaidō		Local	Sakura

External links

• JR East station information (Japanese)