Yōkaichiba Station

Yōkaichiba Station (八日市場駅) is a passenger railway station in the city of Sōsa, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines
Yōkaichiba Station is served by the Sōbu Main Line between Tokyo and Chōshi, and is located 93.7 rail km from the western terminus of the Sōbu Main Line at Tokyo Station. Shiosai limited express services stop at this station.

Station layout
Yōkaichiba Station has a two opposed side platforms, connected by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

History
Yōkaichiba Station opened on 1 June 1897 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). On 5 December 1926, the Chiba Prefectural Railway Tako Line also started operations to this station. (Later renamed the Narita Railway Tako Line, services were discontinued on 11 January 1944, and the line abolished in 1946). After World War II, the JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from 1 October 1974. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. The north exit plaza was renovated in 1989, and a new bus terminal completed in 1995.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1762 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

 * Sōsa City Office
 * Sōsa Police Station
 * Keiai University Yōkaichiba High School
 * Chiba Prefectural Sōsa High School