is a passenger

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located in

Hanamigawa-ku, Chiba is one of the six wards of the city of Chiba in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of April 2012, the ward has an estimated population of 179,770 and a population density of 5,250 persons per km². The total area is 34.24 km². Geography Hanam ...

, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Shin-Kemigawa Station is served by the Chūō-Sōbu Line (local service) and is located 6.0 kilometers from

Chiba Station is a railway station in Chiba, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Chiba Urban Monorail. Lines Chiba Station is served by the following lines. JR East * Sobu Main Line ** Chūō-Sōbu Line ** Sobu Line (Rapi ...

and 33.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at

Tokyo Station Tokyo Station ( ja, 東京駅, ) is a railway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The original station is located in Chiyoda's Marunouchi business district near the Imperial Palace grounds. The newer Eastern extension is not far from the Ginza ...

Station layout

The station consists of an

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

serving two tracks with an elevated station building located above the platform and tracks. The station is staffed. There are also two express tracks north of track 2; these are used by rapid

Sōbu Main Line The is a Japanese railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan. It connects Tokyo with the east coast of Chiba Prefecture, passing through the cities of Funabashi, Chiba, and Chōshi. Its name derives from the ol ...

trains that pass through the station non-stop.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 15 July 1951. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the

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of the

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(JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 22,703 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

Kemigawa Station is a railway station on the Keisei Chiba Line operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway in Kemigawacho, Hanamigawa Ward, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Lines Kemigawa Station is served by the Keisei Chiba Line, ...

– Approximately 5 minutes on foot * Higashi Kanto Expressway *Chiba City Hanazono Junior High School *Chiba City Hanazono Elementary School

References

External links

* {{Chūō-Sōbu Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1951 Railway stations in Chiba (city) Stations of East Japan Railway Company Chūō-Sōbu Line