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Gion Station (Chiba)

Gion Station
祇園駅
JR Gion Station 20080413a.jpg
Gion Station
Location Gion 473, Kisarazu, Chiba
(千葉県木更津市祇園473)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Kururi Line
History
Opened 1961
Traffic
Passengers (2009) 319 daily

Gion Station (祇園駅 Gion-eki?) is a railway station operated by JR East's Kururi Line located in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture Japan. It is 2.6 kilometers from the terminus of the Kururi Line at Kisarazu Station.

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.

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.


Coordinates: 35°23′29.51″N 139°56′53.93″E / 35.3915306°N 139.9483139°E / 35.3915306; 139.9483139


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