Ōtsukō Station

Ōtsukō Station 大津港駅
Ōtsukō Station, July 2013
General information
Location	Ōtsumachi Kitamachi 250, Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki （茨城県北茨城市大津町北町250） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Jōban Line
History
Opened	1897
Previous names	Sekimoto (until 1950)
Passengers
FY2014	1022 daily

Ōtsukō Station (大津港駅, Ōtsukō-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Ōtsukō Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 178.7 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

Ōtsukō Station has one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by an overhead passageway. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Jōban Line	for Hitachi, Mito and Ueno
2	■ Jōban Line	for Hitachi, Mito, Ibaraki Iwaki

3

■ Jōban Line

for Iwaki

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Joban Line
Isohara		Local	Nakoso

History

Ōtsukō Station was opened on 25 February 1897 as Sekimoto Station (関本駅). It was renamed to its present name on 10 May 1950. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

• Ōtsu Post Office
• Japan National Route 6
• Izura Beach

External links

• Station information JR East Station Information Template:Ja icon