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Kohoku Station

Coordinates: 35°52′02″N 140°04′40″E / 35.8673°N 140.0779°E / 35.8673; 140.0779
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Kohoku Station

湖北駅
Kohoku Station north exit in July 2018
General information
LocationNakazato 324, Abiko-shi, Chiba-ken 270-1122
Japan
Coordinates35°52′02″N 140°04′40″E / 35.8673°N 140.0779°E / 35.8673; 140.0779
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Narita Line
Distance6.3 km from Abiko
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed ('Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedApril 1, 1901
Passengers
20193987 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Higashi-Abiko
towards Abiko
Narita Line
Abiko branch
Araki
towards Narita
Location
Kohoku Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Kohoku Station
Kohoku Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Kohoku Station is located in Japan
Kohoku Station
Kohoku Station
Kohoku Station (Japan)

Kohoku Station (湖北駅, Kohoku-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Abiko, Chiba Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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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

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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

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1  Narita Line For Narita
2  Narita Line For Abiko, Ueno

History

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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

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

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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