title: Kazusa-Okitsu Station
text: # Kazusa-Okitsu Station
  
  Kazusa-Okitsu Station (上総興津駅, Kazusa-Okitsu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Kazusa-Okitsu Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 77.2 km (48.0 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Chiba Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  Kazusa-Okitsu Station has two opposed side platforms connected to a wooden station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
  
  ### Platform
  
  | 1 | ■ Sotobō Line | Awa-Kamogawa |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Sotobō Line | For Katsuura, Mobara, Soga, Chiba |
  
  ## History
  
  Kazusa-Okitsu Station was opened on 1 April 1927. It 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 182 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * National Route 128
  * Okitsu Port
  