Awa-Kamogawa Station
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Awa-Kamogawa Station
安房鴨川駅
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| Awa-Kamogawa Station |
| Location |
| Prefecture |
Chiba
(See other stations in Chiba) |
| City |
Kamogawa |
| Neighborhood etc. |
Yokosuka |
| Postal Code |
296-0001 |
| (in Japanese) |
千葉県鴨川市横渚 |
| History |
| Year opened |
1925 |
| Rail services |
| Operator(s) |
JR East |
| Line(s) |
Sotobō Line
Uchibō Line |
| Statistics |
1,678 passengers/day (2009) |
| Medium bus terminal at this station |
Awa-Kamogawa Station (安房鴨川駅, Awa-Kamogawa-eki?) is a railway station located in central Kamogawa, Chiba, Japan. The station a terminal station for both JR East's Sotobō Line and Uchibō Line, and is located 97.3 kilometers from the northern terminus of the Sotobō Line at Chiba Station and 119.4 kilometers from the northern terminus of the Uchibō Line at Soga Station.
History
Awa-Kamogawa Station was opened on July 11, 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 April 1, 1933. These lines were renamed on July 15, 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 April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in August 2006.
Lines
Station layout
Awa-Kamogawa Station has one island platform serving the two tracks of 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 terminus for two lines, with only ascending traffic. The station building is on the east exit. There is also a west exit near to Jusco and Kamogawa City Hall connected to east one with a bridge.
Platforms
Adjacent stations
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Service |
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| Sotobō Line |
| Futomi |
Local |
Terminus |
| Uchibō Line |
| Awa-Amatsu |
Local |
Terminus |
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