Namegawa Station

35°52′38″N 140°20′53″E / 35.8773°N 140.3481°E / 35.8773; 140.3481Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Narita LineDistance25.5 km from SakuraPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedDecember 29, 1897PassengersFY2019809 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Kuzumi towards Chiba		Narita Line		Shimōsa-Kōzaki towards Chōshi

Location
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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).

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

External links

Media related to Namegawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)