Hitachi Station
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Hitachi Station 日立駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 Hitachi Station, February 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Saiwai-cho 1-1-1, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki-ken 317-0073 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°35′25″N 140°39′42″E / 36.5902°N 140.6616°E | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Line(s) | ■ Jōban Line | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 146.9 km from Nippori | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 February 1897 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Sukagawa (until 1939) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 10,789 daily | |||||||||||||||||||
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Hitachi Station (日立駅, Hitachi-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
Lines
[edit]Hitachi Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 146.9 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station is an elevated station with one side platform and one island platform. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
[edit]| 1,2 | ■ Jōban Line | for Takahagi, Isohara, Iwaki, Tomioka, Namie, Haranomachi, Soma and Sendai |
| 2,3 | ■ Joban Line (JU Ueno-Tokyo Line) |
for Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Ishioka, Tsuchiura, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa |
| ■ Mito Line | for Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Kasama, Shimodate, and Oyama |
History
[edit]Hitachi Station was opened on 25 February 1897 as Sukegawa Station (助川駅) . It was renamed to its present name on 20 October 1939. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The current station building was completed in April 2012.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,789 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Hitachi City Hall
- Hitachi Post Office
- Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
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Media related to Hitachi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Station information JR East Station Information (in Japanese)
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