Kimigahama Station

Kimigahama Station
君ヶ浜駅
Exterior of Kimigahama Station, September 2009
Location
Prefecture Chiba
(See other stations in Chiba)
City Chōshi
Neighborhood etc. 8987-4 Kimigahama
Postal Code 288-0011
(in Japanese) 千葉県銚子市君ケ浜8987-4
History
Year opened 1931
Rail services
Operator(s) Chōshi Electric Railway
Line(s) Chōshi Electric Railway Line
Statistics 16 passengers/day (FY2008)[1]

Kimigahama Station (君ヶ浜駅 Kimigahama-eki?) is a railway station on the Chōshi Electric Railway Line in Chōshi, Chiba, Japan.[2]

Contents

Lines

Kimigahama Station is served by the Chōshi Electric Railway Line from Chōshi to Tokawa. It is located between Ashikajima and Inuboh stations, and is a distance of 4.7 rail km from Chōshi Station.[2]

Station layout

The station is unstaffed, and consists of one side platform serving a single track.[2] There is no station building or shelter.

History

Kimigahama Station was opened on 21 June 1931.[2] The original western-style station building fell into disrepair in the post-war years, and was eventually demolished, leaving just the platform.[1] In December 1990, a white Italian-style archway was added, but this was partially demolished in February 2007, leaving just the bare pillars.[3]

Surrounding area

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Chōshi Electric Railway Line
Ashikajima Inuboh

See also

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kimigahama_Station Kimigahama Station] at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ^ a b Shirato, Sadao (June 2011). 銚子電気鉄道（上） [Choshi Electric Railway Volume One]. Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd.. p. 32. ISBN 978-4-7770-5309-4. 
  2. ^ a b c d Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 193. ISBN 4-87366-874-3. 
  3. ^ a b c "メルヘン駅舎（各駅案内） [Fairy tale station buildings (Station information)]" (in Japanese). Choshi Electric Railway. http://www.choshi-dentetsu.jp/eki/eki.htm. Retrieved 1 December 2010. 

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