Kazusa-Matsuoka Station

Kazusa-Matsuoka Station (上総松丘駅) is a passenger railway station in the city of Kimitsu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines
Kazusa-Matsuoka Station is a station on the Kururi Line, and is located 28.3 km from the terminus of the line at Kisarazu Station.

Station layout
The station consists of a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic. The station formerly also had an island platform, the overgrown ruins of which can still be seen to one side of the existing side platform. The platform is short, and can only handle trains with a length of three carriages or less. The station is unattended.

History
Kazusa-Matsuoka Station was opened on March 25, 1936. It was closed from December 16, 1944 to April 1, 1947. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 81 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

 * Senbon Castle ruins
 * Senbon Castle ruins
 * Senbon Castle ruins