Inada Station

Inada Station
稲田駅
Inada Station, January 2007
Location
Prefecture Ibaraki
(See other stations in Ibaraki)
City Kasama
Neighborhood etc. 2333 Inada
Postal code309-1635
(in Japanese)茨城県笠間市稲田2333
History
Year opened 1898
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Mito Line
Statistics 212 passengers/day (FY2011)

Inada Station (稲田駅 Inada-eki) is a railway station on the Mito Line in Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Inada Station is served by the 50.2 km Mito Line from Oyama in Tochigi Prefecture to Tomobe in Ibaraki Prefecture.

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are connected by a footbridge.

The wooden station building is scheduled to be rebuilt between October 2012 and spring 2013.[1]

Platforms

1 Mito Line for Tomobe and Mito
2 Mito Line for Shimodate and Oyama

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Mito Line
Fukuhara Local Kasama

History

The station opened on 8 May 1898.[2]

The rebuilt station building is scheduled to open in spring 2013.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 212 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2005 271[4]
2010 232[5]
2011 212[3]

Surrounding area

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 水戸線稲田駅・福原駅改築工事について [Rebuilding work for Inada and Fukuhara Stations on the Mito Line] (pdf) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  2. 各駅情報(稲田駅) [Station Information: Inada Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  3. 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 28 September 2012.
  4. 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  5. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 September 2012.

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Coordinates: 36°22′08″N 140°12′53″E / 36.3689°N 140.2148°E