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).
Hitachi-Taga Station 常陸多賀駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 Hitachi-Taga Station, March 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-1-1 Taga-cho, Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture 316-0004 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°33′07″N 140°37′58″E / 36.5520°N 140.6328°E | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Line(s) | Jōban Line | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 142.0 km (88.2 mi) from Nippori | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 February 1897 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Shimomago (until 1939) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2021 | 5,202 daily | |||||||||||||||||||
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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
- Hitachi City Hall
- Taga Post Office
- Hitachi Company – Taga Plant
National Route 6
National Route 245
See also
References
External links
Media related to Hitachi-Taga Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Station information JR East Station Information (in Japanese)