Saruda Station

Saruda Station (猿田駅) is a passenger railway station in the city of Chōshi, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines
Saruda Station is served by the Sōbu Main Line between Tokyo and Chōshi, and is located 111.8 kilometers from the western terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout
The station consists of dual opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

History
Saruda Station was opened on 25 January 1898 as a station on the Sōbu Railway for both passenger and freight operations. On 1 September 1907, the Sōbu Railway was nationalised, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from 1 October 1962. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The station building was partially reconstructed in January 2007.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 240 passengers daily

Surrounding area

 * Chiba Prefectural Road No. 71 Choshi Asahi Line
 * Chiba Prefectural Road 211 Iioka Saruta Stop Line
 * Saruda Shrine