Omigawa Station

Omigawa Station (小見川駅, Omigawa-eki) a passenger railway station in the city of Katori, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Not to be confused with Ōmigawa Station.
Omigawa Station

小見川駅
Omigawa Station building
General information
LocationOmigawa 1316, Katori-shi, Chiba-ken 289-0313
Japan
Coordinates35.8499°N 140.6045°E / 35.8499; 140.6045
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Narita Line
Distance52.7 km from Sakura
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedNovember 10, 1931
Passengers
FY20191182
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Suigo
towards Chiba
 Narita Line Sasagawa
towards Chōshi
Location
Omigawa Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Omigawa Station
Omigawa Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Omigawa Station is located in Japan
Omigawa Station
Omigawa Station
Omigawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Omigawa Station is served by the Narita Line, and is located 52.7 kilometers from the terminus of line at Sakura Station.

Layout

The station consists of dual opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge to a wooden, single-story station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Narita Line For Chōshi
2 ■ Narita Line For Sawara, Narita, Sakura, Chiba

History

Omigawa Station was opened on November 10, 1931 as a station on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) for both freight and passenger operations. After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from February 1, 1974. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1,185 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

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.

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