Awa-Kominato Station

Awa-Kominato Station

安房小湊駅
Awa-Kominato Station
General information
LocationUchiura 403, Kamogawa-shi, Chiba-ken 299-5502
Japan
Coordinates35°07′43″N 140°11′21″E / 35.1287°N 140.1891°E / 35.1287; 140.1891
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Sotobō Line
Distance111.4 km from Soga
Platforms1 island + 1 side platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 April 1929; 95 years ago (1929-04-15)
Passengers
FY2019172
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kazusa-Okitsu
towards Tokyo
Wakashio Awa-Kamogawa
Terminus
Namegawa Island
towards Soga or Chiba
Sotobō Line
Local
Awa-Amatsu
towards Awa-Kamogawa
Location
Awa-Kominato Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Awa-Kominato Station
Awa-Kominato Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Awa-Kominato Station is located in Japan
Awa-Kominato Station
Awa-Kominato Station
Awa-Kominato Station (Japan)

Awa-Kominato Station (安房小湊駅, Awa-Kominato-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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Awa-Kominato Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 84.3 km (52.4 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Chiba Station.

Station layout

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The station consists of one island platform and one side platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is a Kan'i itaku station operated by the Kamogawa municipal authority, with point-of-sales terminal installed.

Platform

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1  Sotobō Line Awa-Kamogawa
2  Sotobō Line For Katsuura, Mobara, Soga, Chiba
3  Sotobō Line auxiliary platform

History

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Amatsu-Kominato Station was opened on 15 April 1929. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 172 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  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.
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