Awa-Kominato Station

Awa-Kominato Station

安房小湊駅
Awa-Kominato Station; 安房小湊駅
	JR East
Line(s)	■ Sotobō Line
Distance	111.4 km from Soga
Platforms	1 island + 1 side platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 April 1929; 95 years ago
Passengers
FY2019	172
Services
Location
	Awa-Kominato Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Awa-Kominato Station Awa-Kominato Station (Japan)

Awa-Kominato Station (安房小湊駅, Awa-Kominato-eki) is a passenger

railway station located in the city of Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company

(JR East).

Lines

Awa-Kominato Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 84.3 km (52.4 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Chiba Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform and one side platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is a Kan'i itaku station operated by the Kamogawa municipal authority, with point-of-sales terminal installed.

Platform

1	■ Sotobō Line	Awa-Kamogawa
2	■ Sotobō Line	For Katsuura, Mobara, Soga, Chiba
3	■ Sotobō Line	auxiliary platform

History

Amatsu-Kominato Station was opened on 15 April 1929. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the

Japan National Railways

(JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 172 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

Kominato Elementary School
National Route 128

References

^ 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.

External links

Media related to Awa-Kominato Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East Station information (in Japanese)

[jreast2019stats-1] 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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