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 code310-0033
(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.

1 ■Jōban Line for Mito

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Jōban Line
Ueno Super Hitachi Mito
Tomobe Fresh Hitachi Mito
Akatsuka Local Mito

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

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 各駅情報（偕楽園（臨時）） [Station Information: Kairakuen Station (Seasonal)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  2. ↑ JR Timetable, March 2012 issue
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 JNR 1985, p.104
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 JNR 1985, p.540

Bibliography

  • 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.

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