Goi Station

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Goi station (五井駅, Goi-eki^?) is a train station on the Uchibō and Kominato lines, operated by the East Japan Railway Company and Kominato Railway. It is located in Ichihara, Chiba.

Contents 1 Lines 2 Station Layout 3 Usage 4 Surroundings 5 History 6 Adjacent Stations 7 Other

[edit] Lines

• JR East
  • Uchibō Line
• Kominato Railway
  • Kominato Line

[edit] 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 4 tracks with two island platforms, one for the Uchibō line and another for the Kominato line.

Platforms

	■Uchibō Line	Chiba・Tokyo
	■Uchibō Line	Kisarazu・Tateyama
	■Kominato Line	Kazusa-Ushiku・Yōrōkeikoku・Kazusa-Nakano
	■Kominato Line	Kazusa-Ushiku・Yōrōkeikoku・Kazusa-Nakano

[edit] Usage

In 2005, there were approximately 20,307 passengers per day using JR East trains and 1,810 passengers per day using Kominato Railway trains at Goi station.

[edit] Surroundings

• Ichihara City Hall Goi Branch
• Sunplaza Ichihara
• Ichihara Seaside Stadium
• Goi Train Facility
• Ito-Yokado Ichihara
• Chiba Prefectural Keiyō High School
• Tōkai University Bōyō High School
• Kantō Anzen Eisei Gijutsu Center
• Ichihara Sea Fishing Facility
• Matsuya Gyudon restaurant

[edit] History

• Mar 1, 1912 - opened as a station on the Bōsō Railway (present day Sotobō Line)
• Mar 28, 1912 - Kisarazu line is opened.
• May 24, 1919 - Kisarazu Line renamed Hōjō line.
• Mar 7, 1925 - Kominato Railway opened.
• Apr 15, 1929 - Hōjō line renamed Bōsō line.
• Apr 1, 1933 - Bōsō line from Soga to Awa-Kamogawa is renamed Bōsō West Line.
• Jul 15, 1972 - Bōsō West Line renamed Uchibō Line.
• Apr 1, 1987 - acquired by East Japan Railway Company following the division and privatization of JNR.

[edit] Adjacent Stations

«		Service		»
Yawatajuku		Uchibō Line		Anegasaki
Terminus		Kominato Line		Kazusa-Murakami

[edit] Other