Sotobō Line

The Sotobō Line (外房線, Sotobō-sen) is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) adjacent to the Pacific Ocean, on the eastern (i.e., outer) side of the Bōsō Peninsula.

It connects Chiba Station in Chiba to Awa-Kamogawa Station in Kamogawa, passing through Ōamishirasato, Mobara, Chōsei, Ichinomiya, Isumi, Onjuku, and Katsuura.

A new tunnel and associated deviation was opened at Toke in 1954 to improve the loading gauge of the line.

The entire line was electrified in 1968, and freight services ceased between 1982 and 1987.

On 8 May 2020, at 3:55 pm, the front carriage of a local service derailed between Awa-Kamogawa and Awa-Amatsu stations.

Mobara handcar line
A former handcar converted with a petrol engine at Ohara