Hitachi-Taga Station

Hitachi-Taga Station

常陸多賀駅
Hitachi-Taga Station, March 2008
General information
Location1-1-1 Taga-cho, Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture 316-0004
Japan
Coordinates36°33′07″N 140°37′58″E / 36.5520°N 140.6328°E / 36.5520; 140.6328
Operated by
Line(s)     Jōban Line
Distance142.0 km (88.2 mi) from Nippori
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 February 1897; 127 years ago (1897-02-25)
Previous namesShimomago (until 1939)
Passengers
FY20215,202 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Ōmika
(limited service)
towards Shinagawa
Hitachi
(limited service)
Hitachi
towards Sendai
Ōmika
towards Shinagawa
Tokiwa Hitachi
towards Takahagi
Jōban Line
Local-Futsuu
Hitachi
towards Sendai
Location
Hitachi-Taga Station is located in Ibaraki Prefecture
Hitachi-Taga Station
Hitachi-Taga Station
Location within Ibaraki Prefecture
Hitachi-Taga Station is located in Kanto Area
Hitachi-Taga Station
Hitachi-Taga Station
Hitachi-Taga Station (Kanto Area)
Hitachi-Taga Station is located in Japan
Hitachi-Taga Station
Hitachi-Taga Station
Hitachi-Taga Station (Japan)

Hitachi-Taga Station (常陸多賀駅, Hitachi-Taga-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

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

The 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, Takahagi, Iwaki, Haranomachi and Sendai
2,3  Joban Line
(JU Ueno-Tokyo Line)
for Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Ishioka, Tsuchiura, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa
 Mito Line for Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Kasama, Shimodate and Oyama

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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6653 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.

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