Kohoku Station Explained

Kohoku Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:湖北駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Nakazato 324, Abiko-shi, Chiba-ken 270-1122
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Narita Line
Distance:6.3 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Status:Staffed ('Midori no Madoguchi)
Opened:April 1, 1901
Passengers:3987 daily
Pass Year:2019
Map Type:Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Kohoku Station

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

Lines

Kohoku Station is served by the Abiko Branch Line of the Narita Line, and is located 6.3 kilometers from the terminus of branch line at Abiko Station.

Station layout

Kohoku Station is an elevated station with a single island platform. The station building is built on a cantilever above and across the platform. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Kohoku Station was opened on April 1, 1901 as a station on the Narita Railway Company. On September 1, 1920, the Narita Railway was nationalised, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). After World War II, the JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from November 1, 1962. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways on April 1, 1987. The station building was extensively rebuilt and modernized in 2007.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3987 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_04.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019). 2020. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2020.