Namegawa Station (滑河駅, Namegawa-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Narita, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Namegawa Station

滑河駅
Namegawa Station in January 2007
General information
LocationSaruyama265, Narita-shi, Chiba-ken 289-0107
Japan
Coordinates35°52′38″N 140°20′53″E / 35.8773°N 140.3481°E / 35.8773; 140.3481
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Narita Line
Distance25.5 km from Sakura
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 29, 1897
Passengers
FY2019809
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kuzumi
towards Chiba
Narita Line Shimōsa-Kōzaki
towards Chōshi
Location
Namegawa Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Namegawa Station
Namegawa Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Namegawa Station is located in Japan
Namegawa Station
Namegawa Station
Namegawa Station (Japan)

Lines edit

Namegawa Station is served by the Narita Line, and is located 25.5 kilometers from the terminus of line at Sakura Station.

Station layout edit

The station consists of dual opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge; however, platform 1 is used only during peak hours. The station is staffed.

Platforms edit

1  Narita Line For Sawara , Chōshi, Kashima-Jingu
2  Narita Line For Narita, Sakura, Chiba
 Narita Line For Sawara , Chōshi, Kashima-Jingu

History edit

Namegawa Station was opened on December 29, 1897 as a terminal station on the Narita Railway for both passenger and freight operations. The line was extended to Sawara on February 3, 1898. A new station building was completed in 1920, just before the Narita Railway was nationalised on September 1, 1920, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from April 1, 1971. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station building was rebuilt in 2005.

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 238 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area edit

  • Tone River
  • former Shimofusa town hall
  • Shimofusa Post Office

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 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 Namegawa Station at Wikimedia Commons