is a passenger railway station in the city of Narita, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Namegawa Station is served by the Narita Line, and is located 25.5 kilometers from the terminus of line at Sakura Station.

Namegawa Station

Station layout

The station consists of dual opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge; however, platform 1 is used only during peak hours. The station is staffed.

Namegawa Station

Platforms

History

Namegawa Station was opened on December 29, 1897 as a terminal station on the Narita Railway for both passenger and freight operations. The line was extended to on February 3, 1898. A new station building was completed in 1920, just before the Narita Railway was nationalised on September 1, 1920, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from April 1, 1971. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station building was rebuilt in 2005.

Namegawa Station

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 238 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

Tone River

former Shimofusa town hall

Shimofusa Post Office

See also

List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

JR East station information

Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture

Railway stations in Japan opened in 1897

Railway stations in Narita, Chiba