Kairakuen Station

Kairakuen Station 偕楽園駅
Kairakuen Station down platform, March 2003
Location
Prefecture	Ibaraki (See other stations in Ibaraki)
City	Mito
Neighborhood etc.	Tokiwa-cho
Postal code	310-0033
(in Japanese)	茨城県水戸市常盤町
History
Year opened	1925
Former name	Kōenshita Station
Present name since	1967
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR East
Line(s)	Jōban Line
Statistics	N/A passengers/day

Kairakuen Station (偕楽園駅, Kairakuen-eki) is a railway station on the Jōban Line in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

It is a "seasonal" station which serves the nearby Kairaku-en gardens, and is open only during the plum blossom season in February and March. Some Super Hitachi and Fresh Hitachi limited express services also stop at the station during this period.^[2]

Lines

Kairakuen Station is served by the Jōban Line from Ueno Station in Tokyo. Located between Akatsuka and Mito stations, it is 113.4 km from the starting point of the Joban Line at Ueno Station.^[3]

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving the down (Mito-bound) track only. Up (Ueno-bound) trains do not stop at this station.

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  Station entrance, March 2005

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  Platform, March 2005

Adjacent stations

History

The station first opened on 2 February 1925^[3] as Kōenshita temporary station (公園下仮乗降場, Kōenshita-karijōkōjō).^[4] On 1 February 1967, it was renamed Kairakuen Station.^[4] From 1 April 1987, it became a seasonal station.

Surrounding area

• Kairaku-en gardens
• Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History
• Tokiwa Jinja shrine

References

Notes

Bibliography

External links

• Kairakuen Station information (JR East) (Japanese)

Coordinates: 36°22′22″N 140°27′23″E / 36.3729°N 140.4564°E / 36.3729; 140.4564