Ishioka Station

Ishioka Station
石岡駅
Ishioka Station, May 2006
Location
Prefecture Ibaraki
(See other stations in Ibaraki)
City Ishioka
Neighborhood etc. 1-1-17 Kokufu
Postal code315-0014
(in Japanese)茨城県石岡市国府1-1-17
History
Year opened 1895
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Jōban Line
Statistics 5,595 passengers/day (FY2011, JR East)

Ishioka Station (石岡駅 Ishioka-eki) is a railway station on the Jōban Line in Ishioka, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Ishioka Station is served by the Jōban Line. It also used to be the terminal for the Kashima Railway Line until the line closed on 31 March 2007.

Station layout

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket counter.[1]

Platforms

The former Kashima Railway platform in September 2006
1 Jōban Line for Tsuchiura, Toride, and Ueno
2 Jōban Line for Mito, Hitachi, and Iwaki
3 Jōban Line for Mito, Hitachi, and Iwaki

There was also a platform and depot for the Kashima Railway Line, which closed on 31 March 2007.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Jōban Line
Takahama Local Hatori

History

The station opened on 4 November 1895.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 5,595 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

East side of the station, February 2012

There is a bus service from here to Ibaraki Airport.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 各駅情報(石岡駅) [Station Information: Ishioka Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  3. Ibaraki Airport website. Retrieved 8 September 2012.

External links

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Coordinates: 36°11′29″N 140°16′47″E / 36.19139°N 140.27972°E