Awa-Kominato Station

Not to be confused with Kominato Station.

Awa-Kominato Station (安房小湊駅, Awa-Kominato-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Awa-Kominato Station 安房小湊駅
Awa-Kominato Station
General information
Location	Uchiura 403, Kamogawa-shi, Chiba-ken 299-5502 Japan
Coordinates	35.1287°N 140.1891°E / 35.1287; 140.1891
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Sotobō Line
Distance	111.4 km from Soga
Platforms	1 island + 1 side platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 April 1929 (1929-04-15)
Passengers
FY2019	172
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kazusa-Okitsu towards Tokyo Wakashio Awa-Kamogawa Terminus Namegawa Island towards Soga or Chiba Sotobō Line Local Awa-Amatsu towards Awa-Kamogawa
Location Awa-Kominato Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Awa-Kominato Station Awa-Kominato Station (Japan)

Lines

Awa-Kominato Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 84.3 km (52.4 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Chiba Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform and one side platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is a Kan'i itaku station operated by the Kamogawa municipal authority, with point-of-sales terminal installed.

Platform

1	■ Sotobō Line	Awa-Kamogawa
2	■ Sotobō Line	For Katsuura, Mobara, Soga, Chiba
3	■ Sotobō Line	auxiliary platform

History

Amatsu-Kominato Station was opened on 15 April 1929. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 172 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Kominato Elementary School
• National Route 128

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Awa-Kominato Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)