Hitachi-Taga Station
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Hitachi-Taga Station 常陸多賀駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Hitachi-Taga Station, March 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Taga-cho 1-1-1, Hitachi, Ibaraki (茨城県日立市多賀町一丁目1-1) Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | |||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Jōban Line | |||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1897 | |||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Shimomago (until 1939) | |||||||||||||||||||
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FY2013 | 7,060 daily | |||||||||||||||||||
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Hitachi-Taga Station (常陸多賀駅, Hitachi-Taga-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
Lines
Hitachi-Taga Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 142.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.
Station layout
Hitachi-Taga Station is an elevated station with one side platform and one island platform. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.
Platforms
1 | ■ Jōban Line | for Hitachi, Takahagi, Iwaki, Haranomachi and Sendai |
2,3 | ■ Joban Line (JU Ueno-Tokyo Line) |
for Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Ishioka, Tsuchiura, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa |
■ Mito Line | for Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Kasama, Shimodate and Oyama |
History
Hitachi-Taga Station was opened on 25 February 1897 as Shimomago Station (下孫駅) . It was renamed to its present name on 20 October 1939. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Surrounding area
- Hitachi City Hall
- Taga Post Office
- Hitachi Company – Taga Plant
- Japan National Route 6
- Japan National Route 245
External links
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- Station information JR East Station Information (in Japanese)
36°33′07″N 140°37′58″E / 36.5520°N 140.6328°E