Hitachi-Aoyagi Station

Hitachi-Aoyagi Station 常陸青柳駅
Hitachi-Aoyagi Station in May 2008
General information
Location	Edagawa 363, Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 310-0004 Japan
Coordinates	36.3838°N 140.4843°E / 36.3838; 140.4843
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Suigun Line
Distance	1.9 km from Mito
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	November 16, 1896
Previous names	Aoyagi (until 1927)
Passengers
FY2009	144 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Mito Terminus Suigun Line Hitachi-Tsuda towards Kōriyama or Hitachi-Ōta
Location Hitachi-Aoyagi Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Hitachi-Aoyagi Station Hitachi-Aoyagi Station (Japan)

Hitachi-Aoyagi Station (常陸青柳駅, Hitachi-Aoyagi-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Hitachi-Aoyagi Station is served by the Suigun Line, and is located 1.9 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Mito Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform with a level crossing. There is no station building and the station is unattended.

History

Hitachi-Aoyagi Station opened on November 16, 1896 as Aoyagi Station (青柳駅) on the Ota Railway. The Ota Railway merged with the Mito Railway on October 21, 1901 and was nationalized on December 1, 1927. The station was renamed to its present name on that date. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

• National Route 349
• Mito Citizen's Athletic Stadium

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Hitachi-Aoyagi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)