Mobara Station

Mobara Station (茂原駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Mobara, Chiba Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines
Mobara Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 34.3 km from the starting point of the line at Chiba Station. Limited express Wakashio services from Tokyo to Awa-Kamogawa stop at this station.

Station layout
The station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks, with the station building underneath. The station has a Talking reserved-seat ticket machines(話せる指定席券売機).

History
Mobara Station opened on 17 April 1897, as Mohara Station (茂原駅) on the Bōsō Railway. It was absorbed into the Japanese Government Railways on 1 September 1907. From 1909 to 1926 it was also the terminal of the Chōnan-Mobara-Kan Jinsha Kidō (庁南茂原間人車軌道), a human-powered railway extending to Chōnan, Chiba. On 1 August 1930, the station became the terminus of the Nansō Railway (南総鉄道), which became the Sotobō Line from 1939. It was renamed to its present name on 10 July 1935. It joined the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,901 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

 * Chosei Municipal HospitalMobara City Hall
 * Chosei Municipal HospitalMobara City Hall