Goi Station

Location
	Goi Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Goi Station Goi Station (Japan)

Goi Station

五井駅
Goi Station; 五井駅
	The west side of Goi Station in July 2008
General information
Location	Goi-Chūō-Nishi, Ichihara-shi, Chiba-ken; Japan
Coordinates	35°30′46″N 140°05′22″E / 35.5129°N 140.0895°E
Operated by	JR East, Kominato Railway
Line(s)	■ Uchibo Line; ■ Kominato Line;
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
History
Opened	28 March 1912
Location
Location
	Goi Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Goi Station Goi Station (Japan)

Goi station (五井駅, Goi-eki) is a railway station in Ichihara, Chiba, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Kominato Railway.

Lines

Goi station is served by the Uchibo Line and the Kominato Line.

Station layout

The station has a different address for each company. The address for JR East is 2-1-11 Goi-Chūō-Nishi, Ichihara, Chiba, and the address for the Kominato Railway is 1-1-2 Goi-Chūō-Higashi, Ichihara, Chiba. The station has four tracks with two island platforms, one for the Uchibō line and another for the Kominato line.

Platforms

1	■ Uchibo Line	for Chiba and Tokyo
2	■ Uchibo Line	for Kisarazu and Tateyama
3/4	■ Kominato Line	for Kazusa-Ushiku, Yōrōkeikoku, and Kazusa-Nakano

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Uchibo Line
Soga	Sazanami		Kisarazu
Yawatajuku	Commuter Rapid		Anegasaki
Yawatajuku	Rapid (Sobu Line)		Anegasaki
Yawatajuku	Rapid (Keiyo Line)		Anegasaki
Yawatajuku	Local		Anegasaki
Kominato Line
Terminus	-	Kazusa-Murakami

History

The JNR station opened on March 28, 1912.^[1] The Kominato Railway station opened on March 7, 1925.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2005, the JR East station was used by an average of 20,307 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and the Kominato Railway station was used by 1,810 passengers daily.^{[citation needed]}

Surrounding area

Ichihara City Hall Goi Branch
Sunplaza Ichihara
Ichihara Seaside Stadium
Goi Train Facility
Chiba Prefectural Keiyō High School
Tōkai University Bōyō High School
Kantō Anzen Eisei Gijutsu Center
Ichihara Sea Fishing Facility

References

^ Goi Station information, JR East. Retrieved on 17 July 2008. (in Japanese)

External links

JR East Station information (in Japanese)

[1] Goi Station information, JR East. Retrieved on 17 July 2008. (in Japanese)

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