is a railway station in

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, Japan, operated by the

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(JR East) and the

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operator

Kominato Railway The is a railway line in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator . It extends from the west coast of central Bōsō Peninsula (where it connects with the Uchibō Line at ) to in the town of Ōtaki, Chiba, Ōtaki (wh ...

Lines

Goi station is served by the Uchibo Line and the

Kominato Line The is a railway line in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator . It extends from the west coast of central Bōsō Peninsula (where it connects with the Uchibō Line at ) to in the town of Ōtaki (where it connect ...

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

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s, one for the Uchibō line and another for the Kominato line.

Platforms

History

The JNR station opened on March 28, 1912.Goi Station information
JR East. Retrieved on 17 July 2008. 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.

Surrounding area

* Ichihara City Hall Goi Branch * Sunplaza Ichihara *

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* Goi Train Facility * Chiba Prefectural Keiyō High School *

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Bōyō High School * Kantō Anzen Eisei Gijutsu Center * Ichihara Sea Fishing Facility

References

External links

JR East Station information
{{Kominato Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1912 Uchibō Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture