Goi Station

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.

Goi Station 五井駅
The west side of Goi Station in July 2008
General information
Location	Goi-Chūō-Nishi, Ichihara-shi, Chiba-ken Japan
Coordinates	35°30′46″N 140°05′22″E / 35.5129°N 140.0895°E / 35.5129; 140.0895
Operated by	JR East, Kominato Railway
Line(s)	■ Uchibo Line ■ Kominato Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
History
Opened	28 March 1912
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Soga towards Tokyo Sazanami Anegasaki (limited service) towards Kimitsu Yawatajuku towards Soga Uchibō Line   Commuter Rapid   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 towards Kazusa-Nakano
Location
Goi Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Goi Station Goi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

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

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Goi Station.

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)