Ishioka Station

Ishioka Station
石岡駅

Ishioka Station, May 2006
Location 1-1-17 Kokufu, Ishioka, Ibaraki
（茨城県石岡市国府1-1-17）
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Jōban Line
History
Opened 1895
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014, JR East) 5,702 daily

Ishioka Station (石岡駅 Ishioka-eki) is a railway station on the Jōban Line in Ishioka, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Ishioka Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 80.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station. It also used to be the terminal for the Kashima Railway Line until the line closed on 31 March 2007.

Station layout

Ishioka Station has 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 counter.[1]

Platforms

The former Kashima Railway platform in September 2006
1 ■ Jōban Line for Tsuchiura, Toride, and Ueno
2 ■ Jōban Line for Mito, Hitachi, and Iwaki
3 ■ Jōban Line for Mito, Hitachi, and Iwaki

There was also a platform and depot for the Kashima Railway Line, from 1922 until it closed on 31 March 2007.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Jōban Line
Takahama Local Hatori

History

The station opened on 4 November 1895.[1] 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 2011, the station was used by an average of 5,702 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

East side of the station, February 2012

There is a bus service from here to Ibaraki Airport.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 各駅情報（石岡駅） [Station Information: Ishioka Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  2. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2014年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  3. ↑ Ibaraki Airport website. Retrieved 8 September 2012.

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Coordinates: 36°11′29″N 140°16′47″E / 36.19139°N 140.27972°E / 36.19139; 140.27972

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