Namegawa Station

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
Location	Saruyama265, Narita-shi, Chiba-ken 289-0107 Japan
Coordinates	35.8773°N 140.3481°E / 35.8773; 140.3481
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Narita Line
Distance	25.5 km from Sakura
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 29, 1897
Passengers
FY2019	809
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kuzumi towards Chiba Narita Line Shimōsa-Kōzaki towards Chōshi
Location Namegawa Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Namegawa Station Namegawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

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

Station layout

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

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

History

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

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

Surrounding area

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

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

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

Media related to Namegawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)