Ōmika Station
Ōmika Station 大甕駅 | |
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 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 | » | ||
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| 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
- Port of Ibaraki
- Omika Post Office
- Hitachi Seisakusho
- Japan National Route 6
- Japan National Route 245
- Ibaraki Christian University
External links
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Coordinates: 36°30′48″N 140°37′10″E / 36.5132°N 140.6194°E