Goi Station

Railway station in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
  • ■ Uchibo Line
  • ■ Kominato Line
Platforms2 island platformsTracks4HistoryOpened28 March 1912Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Soga
towards Tokyo
 Sazanami Anegasaki
(limited service)
towards Kimitsu
Yawatajuku
towards Soga
 Uchibō Line
Keiyō Rapid
 Anegasaki
towards Kazusa-Minato
Yawatajuku
towards Chiba
 Uchibō Line
Sobū Rapid
 Anegasaki
towards Kimitsu
Yawatajuku
towards Soga or Chiba
 Uchibō Line
Local
 Anegasaki
towards Awa-Kamogawa
Preceding station Kominato Railway Following station
Terminus Kominato Line Kazusa-Murakami
Location
Goi Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Goi Station
Goi Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
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Goi Station is located in Japan
Goi Station
Goi Station
Goi Station (Japan)
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Goi station (五井駅, Goi-eki) is a railway station in Ichihara, Chiba, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Kominato Railway.

Lines

Goi station is served by the Uchibo Line and the Kominato Line.

Station layout

The east side of the station in October 2017
View from Kominato Line platform in May 2005

The station has a different address for each company. The address for JR East is 2-1-11 Goi-Chūō-Nishi, Ichihara, Chiba, and the address for the Kominato Railway is 1-1-2 Goi-Chūō-Higashi, Ichihara, Chiba. The station has four tracks with two island platforms, one for the Uchibō line and another for the Kominato line.

Platforms

1 ■ Uchibo Line for Chiba and Tokyo
2 ■ Uchibo Line for Kisarazu and Tateyama
3/4 ■ Kominato Line for Kazusa-Ushiku, Yōrōkeikoku, and Kazusa-Nakano

History

The JNR station opened on March 28, 1912.[1] The Kominato Railway station opened on March 7, 1925.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2005, the JR East station was used by an average of 20,307 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and the Kominato Railway station was used by 1,810 passengers daily.[citation needed]

Surrounding area

  • Ichihara City Hall Goi Branch
  • Sunplaza Ichihara
  • Ichihara Seaside Stadium
  • Goi Train Facility
  • Chiba Prefectural Keiyō High School
  • Tōkai University Bōyō High School
  • Kantō Anzen Eisei Gijutsu Center
  • Ichihara Sea Fishing Facility

See also

References

  1. ^ Goi Station information, JR East. Retrieved on 17 July 2008. (in Japanese)
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  • JR East Station information (in Japanese)
  • Kominato Railway information (in Japanese)