Kemigawahama Station

Kemigawahama Station (検見川浜駅, Kemigawahama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Mihama Ward, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

JE15 Kemigawahama Station 検見川浜駅
North side of the station, November 2011
General information
Location	4-2-1 Masago, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken 261-0011 Japan
Coordinates	35°38′13.27″N 140°3′33.07″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JE Keiyō Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	JE15
Website	Official website
History
Opened	3 March 1986
Passengers
Fy2019	15,635 (daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kaihimmakuhari JE14 towards Tokyo Keiyō Line Rapid Local Inagekaigan JE16 towards Soga
Location Kemigawahama Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Kemigawahama Station Kemigawahama Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kemigawahama Station is served by the Keiyō Line and is 33.7 km from the western terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated side platforms serving two tracks, with the station building located underneath. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	JE Keiyō Line	for Soga
2	JE Keiyō Line	for Kaihimmakuhari and Tokyo

History

The station opened on 3 March 1986. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.

Station numbering was introduced to in 2016 with Kemigawahama being assigned station number JE14.^[1][2] With the opening of Makuharitoyosuna in 2023, stations further down on the Keiyo Line were each shifted down one station number. As such, Kemigawahama was reassigned station number JE15.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 15,635 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

• Mihama Ward Office
• Mihama Post Office
• Chiba Prefectural Kemigawa High School
• Tokyo Dental College Chiba campus
• Chiba Kaihin Municipal Hospital

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "⾸都圏エリアへ 「駅ナンバリング」を導⼊します" [Introduce “station numbering” to the Tokyo metropolitan area] (PDF). jreast.co.jp (in Japanese). 6 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
2. Kusamachi, Yoshikazu (7 April 2016). "JA・JK・JT・AKB…JR東日本、首都圏で駅ナンバリングなど導入へ" [JA, JK, JT, AKB … JR East to introduce station numbering in the Tokyo metropolitan area]. Response Automotive Media (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
3. 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

Media related to Kemigawahama Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Kemigawahama Station (in Japanese)