Awa-Kominato Station
# Awa-Kominato Station

Awa-Kominato Station (安房小湊駅, Awa-Kominato-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Awa-Kominato Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 84.3 km (52.4 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Chiba Station.

## Station layout

The station consists of one island platform and one side platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is a Kan'i itaku station operated by the Kamogawa municipal authority, with point-of-sales terminal installed.

### Platform

| 1 | ■ Sotobō Line | Awa-Kamogawa |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Sotobō Line | For Katsuura, Mobara, Soga, Chiba |
| 3 | ■ Sotobō Line | auxiliary platform |

## History

Amatsu-Kominato Station was opened on 15 April 1929. 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 2019, the station was used by an average of 172 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Kominato Elementary School
* National Route 128
