Kemigawahama Station
Railway station in Chiba, Japan
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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).
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Keiyō LineJE15 Kemigawahama Station 検見川浜駅 | |||||||||||
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North side of the station, November 2011 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 4-2-1 Masago, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken 261-0011 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°38′13.27″N 140°3′33.07″E | ||||||||||
| Operator | JR East | ||||||||||
| Line | Keiyō Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JE15 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 March 1986 | ||||||||||
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| Fy2019 | 15,635 (daily) | ||||||||||
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Lines
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
The station consists of two elevated side platforms serving two tracks, with the station building located underneath. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | Keiyō Line |
for Soga |
| 2 | Keiyō Line |
for Kaihimmakuhari and Tokyo |
History
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
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 15,635 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
- Mihama Ward Office
- Mihama Post Office
- Chiba Prefectural Kemigawa High School
- Tokyo Dental College Chiba campus
- Chiba Kaihin Municipal Hospital
