Arakawaoki Station
Arakawaoki Station, August 2009
Arakawaoki Station (荒川沖駅 Arakawaoki-eki) is a railway station on the Jōban Line in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Arakawaoki Station is served by the Jōban Line.
Station layout
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Jōban Line | for Tsuchiura, Mito, and Iwaki |
| 2 | ■Jōban Line | for Toride, Kashiwa, and Ueno |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jōban Line | ||||
| Hitachino-Ushiku | Tsuchiura | |||
History
The station opened on 25 December 1896.[1]
Incidents
On 23 March 2008, one person was killed and seven people injured when a man (Masahiro Kanagawa, aged 24) went on a stabbing spree with two knives in the passageway linking the station to the nearby shopping street.[2]
References
- ↑ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 103. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- ↑ "Suspect in stabbing spree sought death sentence". The Asahi Shimbun. Japan: The Asahi Shimbun Company. 14 April 208. Archived from the original on 15 April 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2013. Check date values in:
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External links
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- Arakawaoki Station information (JR East) (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 36°01′50″N 140°09′57″E / 36.0305°N 140.1659°E