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Tsuga Station (都賀駅, Tsuga-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station located in Wakaba-ku, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the Chiba Urban Monorail.
Lines
Tsuga Station is served by the Sōbu Main Line and is 43.4 kilometers from the western terminus of the line at Tokyo Station. It is also served by the Chiba Urban Monorail Line 2 and 7.7 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Chiba Station.
Station layout
= JR East
=JR Tsuga Station has a single island platform with an elevated station building located above the tracks and platform. The station is staffed.
= Chiba Monorail
=The Chiba Urban Monorail Tsuga Station is an elevated station with two opposed side platforms.
History
Tsuga Station originated as the Tsuga Signal (都賀信号所) on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR), established on November 1, 1912. It was upgraded to the Tsuga Signal Stop (都賀信号場) on April 1, 1922, and to a temporary stop on September 30, 1965. After World War II, the JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR). Tsuga became full passenger station on March 28, 1968. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. The Chiba Urban Monorail began operations to the station from March 28, 2001. A new elevated station building was completed between 2002-2009.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 21,084 passengers daily In fiscal 2018, the China Urban Monorail portion of the station was served by 6,041 passengers.
Surrounding area
Chiba City Wakaba Ward Office
Tsuga Community Center
Wakaba Health and Welfare Center
See also
List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Media related to Tsuga Station at Wikimedia Commons
JR East station information (in Japanese)
Chiba Urban Monorail station information(in Japanese)