Awa-Kamogawa Station

Awa-Kamogawa Station (安房鴨川駅, Awa-Kamogawa-eki) is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Awa-Kamogawa Station 安房鴨川駅
Awa-Kamogawa Station
General information
Location	Yokosuka, Kamogawa-shi, Chiba-ken 296-0001 Japan
Coordinates	35°6′27.42″N 140°6′13.44″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Sotobō Line ■ Uchibō Line
Distance	119.4 km from Soga
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 July 1925 (1925-07-11)
Passengers
FY2019	1290
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Futomi towards Soga or Chiba Uchibō Line Local Terminus Awa-Kominato towards Tokyo Wakashio Awa-Amatsu towards Soga or Chiba Sotobō Line Local
Location Awa-Kamogawa Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Awa-Kamogawa Station Awa-Kamogawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Awa-Kamogawa Station is served by the Sotobō Line and Uchibō Line, and forms the terminating point of both lines. It is located 97.3 km (60.5 mi) from the northern terminus of the Sotobō Line at Chiba Station and 119.4 km (74.2 mi) from the northern terminus of the Uchibō Line at Soga Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform serving two tracks for the Sotobō Line, and one side platform serving the Uchibō Line. The station shares the distinction with Kamaishi Station and Kagoshima Station of being one of only three stations in Japan serving as the terminus of two lines, with only up traffic. The station building is on the east side. There is also a west exit near to Aeon and Kamogawa City Hall connected to east one with a bridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1/2	■ Sotobō Line	for Katsuura, Kazusa-Ichinomiya, Chiba, and Tokyo
	■ Limited express Wakashio	for Kaihimmakuhari and Tokyo
	■ Limited express Shinjuku Wakashio	for Kinshichō and Shinjuku
3	■ Uchibō Line	for Tateyama, Kazusa-Minato, Kisarazu, and Tokyo

History

Awa-Kamogawa Station opened on 11 July 1925, as a station on the Hōjō Line. The Hōjō Line was merged into the Bōsō Line in 1929, and the Bōsō Line itself was divided into the Bōsō-East and Bōsō-West Lines on 1 April 1933. These lines were renamed on 15 July 1972, to the Sotobō Line and Uchibō Line. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in August 2006.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1290 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Kamogawa city Hall
• National Route 128

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Awa-Kamogawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)