title: Higata Station
text: # Higata Station
  
  Higata Station (干潟駅, Higata-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Asahi, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Higata Station is served by the Sōbu Main Line between Tokyo and Chōshi, and is located 98.8 kilometers from the western terminus of the Sōbu Main Line at Tokyo Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of a two opposed side platforms, connected by a footbridge. The platforms are short, and can accommodate trains of up to eight carriages. The station is staffed.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Sōbu Main Line | For Asahi, Yōkaichiba, Narutō, Chiba |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Sōbu Main Line | For Chōshi |
  
  ## History
  
  Higata Station was opened on 25 February 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 1971. The station was absorbed into 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 837 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * National Route 126
  * Chiba Prefectural Asahi College of Technology
  * Chiba Prefectural Toso Technical High School
  