Mito Station (Ibaraki)
Mito Station 水戸駅 | ||
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| Location | 1-1-1 Miyamachi, Mito, Ibaraki （茨城県水戸市宮町1-1-1） Japan | |
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| Opened | 1889 | |
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| FY2014 | 28,783 (JR Lines) daily | |
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Mito Station (水戸駅, Mito-eki) is a railway station in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Kashima Rinkai Tetsudo.[1]
Overview
This station is a representative station in Mito City and Ibaraki Prefecture, and is the closest station to Kairakuen, Ibaraki Prefectural History Museum, Kodokan and Lake Senba.
Lines
Mito Station is served by the JR East Jōban Line and Suigun Line, and also by the Kashima Rinkai Tetsudo Ōarai-Kashima Line. It is located 115.3 km from the official starting point of the Jōban Line at Nippori Station and is a terminus of the Suigun Line and of the Kashima Rinkai Tetsudo Ōarai-Kashima Line.
Station layout
The station consists of four island platforms serving eight tracks.
The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office and a "View Plaza" travel agency.[1]
Platforms
| 1/2 | ■ Suigun Line | for Kami-Sugaya, Hitachi-Ōta, Hitachi-Daigo, and Kōriyama |
| 3/4 | ■ Jōban Line | for Katsuta, Hitachi, Takahagi, Iwaki, Haranomachi and Sendai |
| 5/6 | ■ Jōban Line (JU Ueno-Tokyo Line) |
for Tomobe, Ishioka, Tsuchiura, Toride, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa |
| ■ Mito Line | for Tomobe, Kasama, Shimodate, and Oyama | |
| 7 | ■ Jōban Line Limited Express (JU Ueno-Tokyo Line) |
for Tomobe, Ishioka, Tsuchiura, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa |
| 8 | ■ Kashima Rinkai Tetsudo Ōarai-Kashima Line | for Ōarai, Shin-Hokota, and Kashima-Jingu |
Transportation characteristics at the station edit
- This station is a representative station in Ibaraki Prefecture, and trains from all directions inside and outside the prefecture gather at this station. As mentioned above (the section on the service route), this station is a boundary station for operation, and most local trains are separated from this station or the Katsuta station on the north (only for arrivals and departures for Ueno).
- JR Joban Line up (for Tomobe , Ishioka,
- During the day, approximately two regular trains and two limited express trains stop every hour. In the morning and evening, trains directly on the Mito Line (for Kasama, Shimodate and oyama) are also added.
- JR Joban Line going down (for Katsuta, Hitachi, Takahagi , Isohara & Iwaki)
- During the day, approximately two regular trains bound for Takahagi depart and arrive at the station every hour. In addition, as mentioned above, about 1 to 2 Katsuda lines arrive and depart approximately every hour. Therefore, the number of trains between this station and Katsuta station is larger than other sections.
- Limited express trains stop at two true stations an hour.
- JR Suigun Line (for Kami-Sugaya , Hitachi-Ōmiya , Saigane , Hitachi-Daigo & Kōriyama / Hitachi-Ōta)
- During the day, destinations vary, but approximately one regular train leaves the station every hour.
- Kashima Rinkai Railway Ōarai Kashima Line (for Ōarai, Shin-Hokota & Kashima-Jingu)
- During the day, two regular trains depart for one hour (one for Kashima Jingu and one for Oarai), and in the evening there are also trains for Shinhokota.
History
Mito station opened on the Mito Line on 16 January 1889.[2] The Suigun Line opened on 16 November 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in July 1994.
The Kashima Rinkai Tetsudo Ōarai-Kashima Line opened on 14 March 1985.
Passenger statistics
The JR East station was used by 28,782 passengers in fiscal 2014 (boarding passengers only).[3]
The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 1913 | 807[2] |
| 1960 | 27,589[2] |
| 1971 | 31,085[2] |
| 1984 | 31,976[2] |
| 2000 | 30,421[4] |
| 2005 | 29,216[5] |
| 2010 | 27,109[6] |
| 2014 | 28,782[3] |
Surrounding area
North exit
- Kōdōkan
- Mito Toshogu Shrine
- Art Tower Mito
South exit
- Mito City Office
- The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki
References
- ^ a b 各駅情報（水戸駅） [Station Information (Mito Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d e 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 480. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- ^ a b 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
External links
- Mito Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)
- Kashima Rinkai Railway Station Information (in Japanese)
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