is a passenger

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in the city of

Narita, Chiba is a city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 131,852 in 63,098 households and a population density of 620 persons per km². The total area of the city is . It is the site of Narita International Airport, one o ...

Japan, operated by the

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(JR East).

Lines

Namegawa Station is served by the

Narita Line The Narita Line ( ja, 成田線, ) is the name for a combination of three railway lines located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The main line connects Sakura Station and Matsugishi Station ( ...

, and is located 25.5 kilometers from the terminus of line at Sakura Station.

Station layout

The station consists of dual opposed

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s connected to the station building by a footbridge; however, platform 1 is used only during peak hours. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

Namegawa Station was opened on December 29, 1897 as a terminal station on the Narita Railway for both passenger and freight operations. The line was extended to on February 3, 1898. A new station building was completed in 1920, just before the Narita Railway was

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on September 1, 1920, becoming part of the

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(JGR). After World War II, the JGR became the

Japan National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...

(JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from April 1, 1971. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the

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of the

(JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station building was rebuilt in 2005.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 238 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

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* former Shimofusa town hall * Shimofusa Post Office

References

External links

JR East station information
Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1897 Railway stations in Narita, Chiba {{Chiba-railstation-stub