Hitachi-Taga Station
Hitachi-Taga Station 常陸多賀駅 | |
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 Hitachi-Taga Station, March 2008 | |
| Location |
Taga-cho 1-1-1, Hitachi, Ibaraki （茨城県日立市多賀町一丁目1-1） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Jōban Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1897 |
| Previous names | Shimomago (until 1939) |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2013) | 7,060 daily |
Hitachi-Taga Station (常陸多賀駅 Hitachi-Taga-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
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
Hitachi-Taga 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, Iwaki |
| 2 | ■ Jōban Line | for Mito, Tsuchiura and Ueno |
| 3 | ■ Jōban Line | for Mito, Tsuchiura and Ueno |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Joban Line | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Ōmika | Local | Hitachi | ||
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.
Surrounding area
- Hitachi City Hall
- Taga Post Office
- Hitachi Company – Taga Plant
- Japan National Route 6
- Japan National Route 245
External links
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Coordinates: 36°33′07″N 140°37′58″E / 36.5520°N 140.6328°E