Hitachi-Taga Station
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Hitachi-Taga Station 常陸多賀駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Taga-cho 1-1-1, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki-ken 316-0004 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°33′07″N 140°37′58″E / 36.5520°N 140.6328°ECoordinates: 36°33′07″N 140°37′58″E / 36.5520°N 140.6328°E | |||||||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Jōban Line | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 142.0 km from Nippori | |||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 25 February 1897 | |||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Shimomago (until 1939) | |||||||||||||||||||
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FY2019 | 6653 daily | |||||||||||||||||||
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Hitachi-Taga Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture |
Hitachi-Taga Station (常陸多賀駅, Hitachi-Taga-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
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[]
The 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.
Passenger statistics[]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6653 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area[]
- Hitachi City Hall
- Taga Post Office
- Hitachi Company – Taga Plant
- National Route 6
- National Route 245
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links[]
Media related to Hitachi-Taga Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Station information JR East Station Information (in Japanese)
- Stations of East Japan Railway Company
- Jōban Line
- Railway stations in Ibaraki Prefecture
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1897
- Hitachi, Ibaraki
- Stations of Japan Freight Railway Company
- Ibaraki Prefecture railway station stubs