History
Nagata Station opened on 20 March 1959 as a Japanese National Railways station on what is now the Sotobō Line in the city of Ōamishirasato, Chiba Prefecture. Construction was made possible by a petition signed by 2,470 local residents, who also provided the volunteer labour needed for the embankment work. A passing loop was added on 13 July 1968 along with a staffed counter, but the station was unstaffed again from 1 July 1972. With the 1 April 1987 privatisation it joined JR East, and on 1 April 1996 it returned to staffed status during normal working hours under a subsidiary contract.
History summarized from Japanese & English Wikipedia · last reviewed 2026-05-18.
Notes
The station's original construction was a community effort: 2,470 local residents signed the petition that secured approval and then turned out to do the embankment work themselves.