Ōmika Station

Ōmika Station
大甕駅

Ōmika Station, September 2011
Location Ōmika 2-23-10, Hitachi, Ibaraki
(茨城県日立市大みか町二丁目23-10)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Jōban Line
History
Opened 1897
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013) 9,518 daily

Ōmika Station (大甕駅 Ōmika-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Ōmika Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 137.4 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

Ōmika Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by an overhead passageway. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

Platforms

1  Jōban Line for Mito, Tsuchiura and Ueno
2  Jōban Line for Hitachi, Takahagi, and Iwaki

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Joban Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Tōkai   Local   Hitachi-Taga

History

Ōmika Station was opened on 25 February 1897. The Hitachi Electric Railway operated to this station from 1928 to 2005. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

External links

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Coordinates: 36°30′48″N 140°37′10″E / 36.5132°N 140.6194°E / 36.5132; 140.6194


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