Awa-Amatsu Station

Awa-Amatsu Station

安房天津駅
Awa-Amatsu Station; 安房天津駅
	Awa-Amatsu Station in January 2014
Location	Amatsu, Kamogawa-shi, Chiba-ken 299-5503; Japan
Coordinates	35°07′33″N 140°09′16″E / 35.1257°N 140.1544°ECoordinates: 35°07′33″N 140°09′16″E / 35.1257°N 140.1544°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Sotobo Line
Distance	87.8 km from Chiba
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 April 1929
Passengers
FY2016	133 daily
Services
Location
	Ama-Amatsu Station Location within Chiba PrefectureShow map of Chiba PrefectureShow map of JapanShow all

Awa-Amatsu Station (安房天津駅, Awa-Amatsu-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[]

Awa-Amatsu Station is served by the Sotobo Line, and lies 87.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Chiba Station.

Station layout[]

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platform[]

1	■ Sotobo Line	for Awa-Kamogawa
2	■ Sotobo Line	for Katsuura, Ōhara, Chiba, and Tokyo

The platforms in January 2014

History[]

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

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 132 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area[]

National Route 128

References[]

^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.

External links[]

Media related to Awa-Amatsu Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[jreast2018stats-1] 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.

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