Gumyō Station (求名駅, Gumyō-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Tōgane, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Gumyō Station 求名駅 | |||||||||||
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 Gumyō Station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Gumyō 141, Tōgane-shi, Chiba-ken 283-0002 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°34′47″N 140°23′46″E / 35.5798°N 140.3961°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Tōgane Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 9.6 km from Ōami | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | November 1, 1911 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 2024 daily | ||||||||||
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  Gumyō Station Location within Chiba Prefecture  Gumyō Station Gumyō Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Lines edit
Gumyō Station is served by the Tōgane Line between Ōami and Narutō, and is located 9.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōami Station.
Station layout edit
Gumyō Station consists of two opposed side platforms. The platforms are short, and can only handle trains with a length of six carriages or less. The station is staffed.
Platform edit
| 1 | ■ Tōgane Line | For Narutō |
| 2 | ■ Tōgane Line | For Ōami , Chiba |
History edit
Gumyō Station was opened on November 1, 1911 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), which became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. All scheduled freight operations were discontinued from October 1, 1962. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2024 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area edit
National Route 126- Josai International University Chiba Togane Campus
- Chiba Prefectural Police Academy
- Chiba Gakugei High School
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links edit
Media related to Gumyō Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information(in Japanese)
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