Timetable information
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Location
History
Namihana Station opened on 20 June 1913 in what is now Isumi, Chiba Prefecture, on the line that later became the JR East Sotobo Line. Freight handling was discontinued on 1 November 1961 and parcel service on 1 March 1972, with the station becoming unstaffed on 1 July of the same year. The current simple station building dates from March 1980. The station was absorbed into the JR East network on 1 April 1987 with the privatisation of Japanese National Railways. Suica service began on 14 March 2009 when the station was incorporated into the Tokyo Suburban Area.
Notes
Within the Sotobō Line, only Namihana and Mikado have platform effective lengths of eight cars or less; Namihana's platform can take trains of up to eight cars.
Sources
- Wikipedia (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia (日本語) (opens in a new tab)
- Photo: Mister0124 · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab)
Last updated: 2026-05-18