title: Nagata Station (Chiba)
text: # Nagata Station (Chiba)
  
  Nagata Station (永田駅, Nagata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōamishirasato, Chiba Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Nagata Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 25.3 km (15.7 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Chiba Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  Nagata Station has a two opposed side platforms connected to a one-story station building by a footbridge. Unattended for many years, the station has been attended during normal working hours since April 1996.
  
  * Ticket gates in July, 2022
  * Platform in July, 2022
  
  ### Platform
  
  | 1 | ■ Sotobō Line | Ōami, Soga, Chiba |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Sotobō Line | For Mobara, Kazusa-Ichinomiya, Katsuura, Awa-Kamogawa |
  
  ## History
  
  Nagata Station was opened on 20 March 1959 as a station on the Japan National Railways, after a petition signed by 2,470 local inhabitants. It joined the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 973 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * National Route 128
  * Mizuho Elementary School
  