Omigawa Station

35°51′00″N 140°36′16″E / 35.8499°N 140.6045°E / 35.8499; 140.6045Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Narita LineDistance52.7 km from SakuraPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedNovember 10, 1931PassengersFY20191182 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Suigo towards Chiba		Narita Line		Sasagawa towards Chōshi

Location
Omigawa Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Omigawa Station Omigawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Omigawa Station (小見川駅, Omigawa-eki) a passenger railway station in the city of Katori, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Omigawa Station is served by the Narita Line, and is located 52.7 kilometers from the terminus of line at Sakura Station.

Layout

The station consists of dual opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge to a wooden, single-story station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Narita Line	For Chōshi
2	■ Narita Line	For Sawara, Narita, Sakura, Chiba

History

Omigawa Station was opened on November 10, 1931 as a station on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) for both freight and passenger operations. After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from February 1, 1974. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1,185 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 356
• Tone River
• Omigawa High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Omigawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)