Ōtsukō Station
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Ōtsukō Station 大津港駅 | |||||||||||
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 Ōtsukō Station, July 2013 | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1897 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Sekimoto (until 1950) | ||||||||||
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| FY2014 | 1022 daily | ||||||||||
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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
| 1,2 | ■ Joban Line | for Isohara, Takahagi, Hitachi, Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Ishioka and Tsuchiura |
| 2,3 | ■ Jōban Line | for Iwaki, Hirono, Tomioka, Namie and Haranomachi |
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 (in Japanese)
36°50′46″N 140°46′40″E / 36.8461°N 140.7779°E
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