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Kemigawahama Station

Coordinates: 35°38′13.27″N 140°3′33.07″E / 35.6370194°N 140.0591861°E / 35.6370194; 140.0591861
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JE15
Kemigawahama Station

検見川浜駅
North side of the station, November 2011
General information
Location4-2-1 Masago, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken 261-0011
Japan
Coordinates35°38′13.27″N 140°3′33.07″E / 35.6370194°N 140.0591861°E / 35.6370194; 140.0591861
Operated by JR East
Line(s)JE Keiyō Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeJE15
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened3 March 1986
Passengers
Fy201915,635 (daily)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kaihimmakuhari
JE14
towards Tokyo
Keiyō Line
Rapid
Local
Inagekaigan
JE16
towards Soga
Location
Kemigawahama Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Kemigawahama Station
Kemigawahama Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Kemigawahama Station is located in Japan
Kemigawahama Station
Kemigawahama Station
Kemigawahama Station (Japan)

Kemigawahama Station (検見川浜駅, Kemigawahama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Mihama Ward, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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Kemigawahama Station is served by the Keiyō Line and is 33.7 km from the western terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

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The station consists of two elevated side platforms serving two tracks, with the station building located underneath. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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1 JE Keiyō Line for Soga
2 JE Keiyō Line for Kaihimmakuhari and Tokyo

History

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The station opened on 3 March 1986. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.

Station numbering was introduced to in 2016 with Kemigawahama being assigned station number JE14.[1][2] With the opening of Makuharitoyosuna in 2023, stations further down on the Keiyo Line were each shifted down one station number. As such, Kemigawahama was reassigned station number JE15.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 15,635 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

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  • Mihama Ward Office
  • Mihama Post Office
  • Chiba Prefectural Kemigawa High School
  • Tokyo Dental College Chiba campus
  • Chiba Kaihin Municipal Hospital

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "⾸都圏エリアへ 「駅ナンバリング」を導⼊します" [Introduce “station numbering” to the Tokyo metropolitan area] (PDF). jreast.co.jp (in Japanese). 6 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  2. ^ Kusamachi, Yoshikazu (7 April 2016). "JA・JK・JT・AKB…JR東日本、首都圏で駅ナンバリングなど導入へ" [JA, JK, JT, AKB … JR East to introduce station numbering in the Tokyo metropolitan area]. Response Automotive Media (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  3. ^ 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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