Shin-Kemigawa Station

Shin-Kemigawa Station (新検見川駅, Shin-Kemigawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Hanamigawa-ku, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

JB36
Shin-Kemigawa Station

新検見川駅
The west side of the station in September 2013
Location2 Minami Hanazono, Hanamigawa-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken 262-0022
Japan
Coordinates35.6514°N 140.0731°E / 35.6514; 140.0731
Operated by JR East
Line(s)JB Chuo-Sobu Line
Distance33.2 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks4
Other information
Station codeJB-36
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 July 1951
Passengers
FY201922,703 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Makuhari
JB35
toward Mitaka
 Chūō–Sōbu Line Inage
JB37
toward Chiba
Location
Shin-Kemigawa Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Shin-Kemigawa Station
Shin-Kemigawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Shin-Kemigawa Station is served by the Chūō-Sōbu Line (local service) and is located 6.0 kilometers from Chiba Station and 33.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks with ab elevated station building located above the platform and tracks. The station is staffed. There are also two express tracks north of track 2; these are used by rapid Sōbu Main Line trains that pass through the station non-stop.

Platforms
1 JB Chūō-Sōbu Line for Tsudanuma, Akihabara, Shinjuku, and Mitaka
2 JB Chūō-Sōbu Line for Inage and Chiba

History

The station opened on 15 July 1951.[1]The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 22,703 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 各駅情報（新検見川駅） [Station Information (Shin-Kemigawa Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  2. 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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