Mito Station (Ibaraki)
Mito Station 水戸駅 | |
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_station.jpg) Mito Station South entrance, May 2012 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 1-1-1 Miyamachi, Mito, Ibaraki （茨城県水戸市宮町1-1-1） Japan |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1889 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2014 | 28,783 (JR Lines) daily |
Mito Station (水戸駅, Mito-eki) is a railway station in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Kashima Rinkai Tetsudo.[1]
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 Fukushima |
| 3/4 | ■ Jōban Line | for Hitachi, Takahagi, Fukushima, and Miyagi |
| 5/6 | ■ Jōban Line and Mito Line | for Tomobe, Tsuchiura, Ueno, Kasama, Shimodate, and Oyama |
| 7 | ■ Jōban Line (Limited express) | for Tomobe, Tsuchiura, Kashiwa, and Ueno |
| 8 | ■ Kashima Rinkai Tetsudo Ōarai-Kashima Line | for Ōarai, Shin-Hokota, and Kashima-Jingu |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jōban Line Mito Line | ||||
| Ibaraki | - | Katsuta | ||
| Suigun Line | ||||
| Terminus | - | Hitachi-Aoyagi | ||
| Ōarai-Kashima Line | ||||
| Terminus | - | Higashi-Mito | ||
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） (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 480. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度） (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
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External links
- Mito Station information (JR East) Template:Ja icon
- Kashima Rinkai Railway Station Information Template:Ja icon
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