Mito Station (Ibaraki)
Mito Station 水戸駅 | |
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| Mito Station South entrance, May 2012 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Ibaraki (See other stations in Ibaraki) |
| City | Mito |
| Neighborhood etc. | 1-1-1 Miyamachi |
| Postal code | 310-0015 |
| (in Japanese) | 茨城県水戸市宮町1-1-1 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1889 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East Kashima Rinkai Tetsudo |
| Line(s) | Jōban Line Suigun Line |
| Statistics | 26,699 passengers/day (FY2011) |
 Medium bus terminal at this station | |
Mito Station (水戸駅 Mito-eki) is a railway station in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Kashima Rinkai Tetsudo.[1]
Lines
Mito Station is served by the JR East Jōban Line and Suigun Line, and also by the Kashima Rinkai Tetsudo Ōarai-Kashima Line.
Station layout
The station consists of four island platforms serving eight tracks.
The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office and a "View Plaza" travel agency.[1]
Platforms
| 1/2 | ■Suigun Line | for Kami-Sugaya, Hitachi-Ōta, Hitachi-Daigo, and Kōriyama |
| 3/4 | ■Jōban Line | for Hitachi, Takahagi, Iwaki, and Sendai |
| 5/6 | ■Jōban Line and Mito Line | for Tomobe, Tsuchiura, Ueno, Kasama, Shimodate, and Oyama |
| 7 | ■Jōban Line (Limited express) | for Tomobe, Tsuchiura, Kashiwa, and Ueno |
| 8 | ■Kashima Rinkai Tetsudo Ōarai-Kashima Line | for Ōarai, Shin-Hokota, and Kashima-Jingu |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jōban Line Mito Line | ||||
| Akatsuka | - | Katsuta | ||
| Suigun Line | ||||
| Terminus | - | Hitachi-Aoyagi | ||
| Ōarai-Kashima Line | ||||
| Terminus | - | Higashi-Mito | ||
History
Mito station opened on the Mito Line on 16 January 1889.[2] The Suigun Line opened on 16 November 1897.
The Kashima Rinkai Tetsudo Ōarai-Kashima Line opened on 14 March 1985.
Passenger statistics
The JR East station was used by 26,699 passengers in fiscal 2011 (boarding passengers only).[3]
The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 1913 | 807[2] |
| 1960 | 27,589[2] |
| 1971 | 31,085[2] |
| 1984 | 31,976[2] |
| 2000 | 30,421[4] |
| 2005 | 29,216[5] |
| 2010 | 27,109[6] |
| 2011 | 26,699[3] |
Surrounding area
North exit
- Kōdōkan
- Mito Toshogu Shrine
- Art Tower Mito
South exit
- Mito City Office
- The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "各駅情報（水戸駅）" [Station Information (Mito Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 480. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度)" [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ↑ "各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度）" [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ↑ "各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度）" [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ↑ "各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度)" [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mito Station (Ibaraki). |
- Mito Station information (JR East) (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 36°22′16″N 140°28′41″E / 36.3711°N 140.4780°E