Urizura Station

Urizura Station 瓜連駅
Urizura Station in December 2007
General information
Location	Urizura, Naka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 319-2102 Japan
Coordinates	36.4978°N 140.4506°E / 36.4978; 140.4506
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Suigun Line
Distance	16.7 km from Mito
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	June 12, 1918
Passengers
FY2019	261
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Hitachi-Kōnosu towards Mito Suigun Line Shizu towards Kōriyama
Location Urizura Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Urizura Station Urizura Station (Japan)

Urizura Station (瓜連駅, Urizura-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Naka, Ibaraki, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Urizura Station is served by the Suigun Line, and is located 16.7 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Mito Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform. The station building is elevated and located on a cantilever pedestrian overpass connecting the platform with the road. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Suigun Line	for Hitachi-Ōta and Kōriyama
2	■ Suigun Line	for Mito

History

Urizura Station opened on June 12, 1918 as a station on the Mito Railway which was nationalized on December 1, 1927. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 261 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• National Route 118
• former Urizura Town Hall
• Urizura Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Urizura Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)