Namihana Station 浪花駅
Namihana Station in January 2014
General information
Location	Ozawa 1456, Isumi-shi, Chiba-ken 298-0012 Japan
Coordinates	35°13′21″N 140°22′46″E / 35.2225°N 140.3794°E / 35.2225; 140.3794
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Sotobō Line
Distance	60.5 km from Chiba
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 June 1913; 110 years ago (1913-06-20)
Passengers
FY2006	96
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ōhara towards Soga Sotobō Line   Keiyō Rapid Onjuku towards Katsuura Ōhara towards Soga or Chiba Sotobō Line Local Onjuku towards Awa-Kamogawa
Location
Namihana Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Namihana Station Namihana Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Namihana Station (浪花駅, Namihana-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Isumi, Chiba Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Namihana Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 60.5 km (37.6 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Chiba Station.

Station layout

Namihana Station has a single island platform connected to a white-washed station building. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Namihana Station was opened on 20 June 1913. The current station building dates from 1980. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 96 passengers daily.^[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 128
• Namihana post office