Mitsukaidō Station

Coordinates: 36°01′07″N 139°59′32″E / 36.0187°N 139.9922°E / 36.0187; 139.9922
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Mitsukaidō Station

水海道駅
Mitsukaidō Station, October 2016
General information
LocationMitsukaidō Takara-machi 2861-2, Jōsō, Ibaraki
(茨城県常総市水海道宝町2861-2)
Japan
Operated byKantō Railway
Line(s)Jōsō Line
History
Opened1913
Passengers
FY20131451 daily

Mitsukaidō Station (水海道駅, Mitsukaidō-eki) is a train station in Jōsō, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Mitsukaidō Station is a station on the Kantō Railway’s Jōsō Line, and is located 17.5 km from the official starting point of the line at Toride Station.

Platforms and train, 2016

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a level crossing. The station was originally the head office of the Jōsō Railway.

Platforms

1  Jōsō Line for Moriya and Toride
for Shimotsuma and Shimodate
2  Jōsō Line for starting trains
3  Jōsō Line for Moriya and Toride
for Shimotsuma and Shimodate

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Jōsō Line
Moriya   Rapid   Ishige
Kokinu   Local   Kita-Mitsukaidō

History

Mitsukaidō Station was opened on 1 November 1913 as a station on the Jōsō Railroad, which became the Kanto Railway in 1965. The station building was rebuilt in 1973.

Surrounding area

  • Mitsukaidō Post Office
  • former Mitsukaidō City Hall

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36°01′07″N 139°59′32″E / 36.0187°N 139.9922°E / 36.0187; 139.9922