Gumyō Station 求名駅
Gumyō Station
General information
Location	Gumyō 141, Tōgane-shi, Chiba-ken 283-0002 Japan
Coordinates	35°34′47″N 140°23′46″E / 35.5798°N 140.3961°E / 35.5798; 140.3961
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tōgane Line
Distance	9.6 km from Ōami
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	November 1, 1911
Passengers
FY2019	2024 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Tōgane towards Ōami Tōgane Line Narutō Terminus
Location
Gumyō Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Gumyō Station Gumyō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Gumyō Station (求名駅, Gumyō-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Tōgane, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Gumyō Station is served by the Tōgane Line between Ōami and Narutō, and is located 9.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōami Station.

Station layout

Gumyō Station consists of two opposed side platforms. The platforms are short, and can only handle trains with a length of six carriages or less. The station is staffed.

History

Gumyō Station was opened on November 1, 1911 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), which became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. All scheduled freight operations were discontinued from October 1, 1962. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2024 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 126
• Josai International University Chiba Togane Campus
• Chiba Prefectural Police Academy
• Chiba Gakugei High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Gumyō Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information(in Japanese)