Gion Station (Chiba)

Gion Station 祇園駅
Gion Station, April 2008
General information
Location	Gion 473, Kisarazu-shi, Chiba-ken 292-0053 Japan
Coordinates	35°23′29.51″N 139°56′53.93″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kururi Line
Distance	2.6 km from Kisarazu
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 1, 1961
Passengers
FY2006	319 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kisarazu Terminus Kururi Line Kazusa-Kiyokawa towards Kazusa-Kameyama
Location Gion Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Gion Station Gion Station (Japan)

Gion Station (祇園駅, Gion-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Gion Station is a station on the Kururi Line, and is located 2.6 km from the terminus of the line at Kisarazu Station.

Station layout

Gion Station has a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic. The platform is short, and can only handle trains with a length of five carriages or less. The station is unattended.

Platform

1

■ Kururi Line

Kisarazu Kazusa-Kameyama

History

Gion Station was opened on March 1, 1961. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 319 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• National Route 16
• National Route 409
• Kisarazu Municipal Baseball Stadium

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Gion Station (Chiba) at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)