title: Chikura Station
text: # Chikura Station
  
  Chikura Station (千倉駅, Chikura-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Minamibōsō, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Chikura Station is served by the Uchibō Line, and is located 96.6 km from the terminus of the line at Soga Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a staffed ticket office and a local tourist information desk.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Uchibō Line | for Tateyama, Kimitsu, Kisarazu, and Chiba |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Uchibō Line | for Awa-Kamogawa |
  | 3 | ■ Uchibō Line | for Tateyama, Kimitsu, Kisarazu, and Chiba |
  
  ## History
  
  Chikura Station opened on June 1, 1921. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in February 2007.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 338 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Chikura fishing port
  * former Chikura Town Hall
  * National Route 410
  