Kameari Station

JL20
Kameari Station
JL20; Kameari Station; 亀有駅
	The north entrance in January 2017
Location	3 Kameari, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo; Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JL Jōban Line (Local)
Platforms	1 island
Tracks	4
History
Opened	17 May 1897
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)	41,058 daily
Services
Location
	Kameari Station Location within Tokyo

Kameari Station (亀有駅, Kameari-eki) is a railway station on the Joban Line in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

South entrance, July 2018

Lines

The station is served by the Joban Line.

Station layout

The station has an island platform with two tracks for local services. Tracks for non-stop (rapid) trains run parallel to the local tracks but are not served by platforms at this station.

Platforms

1	JL Jōban Line (Local)	for Matsudo, Kashiwa, Abiko, and Toride
2	JL Jōban Line (Local)	for Ayase C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line for Kita-senju, Nishi-nippori and Yoyogi-uehara

History

The station opened on 17 May 1897.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 41,058 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

The koban located at the north entrance of the train station is known as a model of a koban in Osamu Akimoto's long-running manga Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo. The police cartoon stages in Kameari area where the train station is situated. As a tribute to the cartoon, two statues of the officer Kankichi Ryotsu, the main character of the series, were placed near north and south entrances of the train station in 2006. Other statues of Kochi-Kame characters can be spotted in the surrounding area including Kameari Koen and are common photo spots for tourists.

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References

各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

External links

Kameari Station (JR East) (in Japanese)

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[jreast2015stats-1] 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.