Tōkai Station
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Tōkai Station 東海駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Funaishikawaekinishi 1-1-1, Tōkai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken 319-1116 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°27′55″N 140°33′57″E / 36.4654°N 140.5657°ECoordinates: 36°27′55″N 140°33′57″E / 36.4654°N 140.5657°E | |||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | |||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Jōban Line | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 130.0 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 | 1 April 1898 | |||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Ishigami (until 1957) | |||||||||||||||||||
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FY2019 | 5055 daily | |||||||||||||||||||
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Tōkai Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture |
Tōkai Station (東海駅, Tōkai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the village of Tōkai, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines[]
Tōkai Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 130.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.
Station layout[]
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by an overhead passageway. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms[]
1,2 | ■ Jōban Line | for Hitachi, Takahagi, Isohara, Iwaki and Haranomachi |
2,3 | ■ Joban Line (JU Ueno-Tokyo Line) |
for Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Ishioka, Tsuchiura, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa |
■ Mito Line | for Mito, Tomobe, Kasama, Shimodate, and Oyama |
History[]
Tōkai Station was opened on 1 April 1898 as Ishigami Station (石神駅). The station was renamed to its present name on 1 April 1957. 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.
Passenger statistics[]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5055 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area[]
- Tōkai Village Hall
- Tōkai Post Office
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 Tōkai 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 1898
- Tōkai, Ibaraki
- Ibaraki Prefecture railway station stubs