Ishioka Station
Ishioka Station 石岡駅 | |||||
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 The east entrance of Ishioka Station in September 2016 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 1-1-17 Kokufu, Ishioka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 315-0014 Japan | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Joban Line | ||||
| Distance | 80.0 km from Nippori | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform + 1 island platform | ||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Website | www | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1895 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2011 | 5,702 daily | ||||
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Ishioka Station (石岡駅, Ishioka-eki) is a railway station on the Jōban Line in Ishioka, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Lines
Ishioka Station is served by the Joban Line, and is located 80.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station. It also used to be the terminal for the Kashima Railway Line until the line closed on 31 March 2007.
Station layout
Ishioka Station has one side platform and one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.[1]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Joban Line | for Tsuchiura, Toride, and Ueno |
| 2/3 | ■ Joban Line | for Mito, Hitachi, and Iwaki |
There was also a platform and depot for the Kashima Railway Line, from 1922 until it closed on 31 March 2007.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joban Line | ||||
| Takahama | Local | Hatori | ||
History
The station opened on 4 November 1895.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 5,702 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
There is a bus service from here to Ibaraki Airport.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c 各駅情報（石岡駅） [Station Information: Ishioka Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2014年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ Ibaraki Airport website. Retrieved 8 September 2012. Archived 10 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine
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