Namegawa Island Station

Namegawa Island Station (行川アイランド駅, Namegawa-Airando-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Namegawa Island Station

行川アイランド駅
Namegawa Island Station
LocationHamanamegawa 606, Katsuura-shi, Chiba-ken 299-5255
Japan
Coordinates35.1181°N 140.2272°E / 35.1181; 140.2272
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Sotobō Line
Distance80.5 km from Soga
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJuly 2, 1970
Passengers
FY200619
Location
Namegawa Island Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Namegawa Island Station
Namegawa Island Station (Japan)

Lines

Namegawa Island Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 80.5 km from the official starting point of the line at Chiba Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platforms serving bidirectional traffic. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Sotobō Line
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Kazusa-Okitsu Local Awa-Kominato

History

Namegawa Island Station was opened as a seasonal station on July 2, 1970 to cater to the summer tourist traffic to the nearby Namegawa Island Amusement Park. A number of express trains began stopping at the station from July 18, 1970. The station was upgraded to a year-around station from April 1, 1987, but was made unattended at the same time. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station became a kan'i itaku station in 1990. However, with the closure of the Namekawa Island Amusement Park on August 31, 2001, the station was again unattended, and express trains services were discontinued. The station building was remodeled in January 2008.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 19 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 千葉県統計年鑑（平成19年) (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefecture. 2006. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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