Kazusa-Nakagawa Station

Kazusa-Nakagawa Station (上総中川駅, Kazusa-Nakagawa-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Isumi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Isumi Railway.

Kazusa-Nakagawa Station 上総中川駅
Kazusa-Nakagawa Station, May 2005
General information
Location	705-1 Namegawa, Isumi-shi, Chiba-ken 298-0134 Japan
Coordinates	35°16′57.95″N 140°16′50.39″E
Operated by	Isumi Railway
Line(s)	■ Isumi Line
Distance	11.9 km from Ōhara
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	April 1, 1930
Passengers
FY2018	10
Services
Preceding station Isumi Railway Following station Shiromigaoka towards Kazusa-Nakano Isumi Line Local Kuniyoshi towards Ōhara
Location Kazusa-Nakagawa Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Kazusa-Nakagawa Station Kazusa-Nakagawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Kazusa-Nakagawa Station is located 11.9 km from the eastern terminus of the Izumi Line at Ōhara.

Station layout

The station consists of a simple side platform serving the bidirectional single line, with a three-sided rain shelter built onto the platform. The station is unattended.

History

Kazusa-Nakagawa Station opened on April 1, 1930 as a station on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Kihara Line. After World War II, the JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were discontinued from 1954, after which time the station has been unattended. With the division and privatization of the Japan National Railways on April 1, 1987, the station was acquired by the East Japan Railway Company. On March 24, 1988, the Kihara Line became the Isumi Line, operated by the Isumi Railway.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 10 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Isumi City Multi-Purpose Hall
• Isumi Municipal Nakagawa Elementary School
• Isumi Municipal Nakagawa Kindergarten
• Nakagawa Police Station
• National Route 465
• Arakine Dam
• Poppo no Oka

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Kazusa-Nakagawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Isumi Railway station information (in Japanese)