Hitachi Station

Hitachi Station 日立駅
Hitachi Station, February 2012
General information
Location	Saiwai-cho 1-1-1, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki-ken 317-0073 Japan
Coordinates	36.5902°N 140.6616°E / 36.5902; 140.6616
Operated by	JR East JR Freight
Line(s)	■ Jōban Line
Distance	146.9 km from Nippori
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 February 1897; 127 years ago (1897-02-25)
Previous names	Sukagawa (until 1939)
Passengers
FY2019	10,789 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Hitachi-Taga (limited service) towards Shinagawa Hitachi Takahagi (limited service) towards Sendai Hitachi-Taga towards Shinagawa Tokiwa Takahagi Terminus Jōban Line Local-Futsuu Ogitsu towards Sendai
Location Hitachi Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Hitachi Station Hitachi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Hitachi Station (日立駅, Hitachi-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 Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 146.9 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 staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1,2	■ Jōban Line	for Takahagi, Isohara, Iwaki, Tomioka, Namie, Haranomachi, Soma 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 Station was opened on 25 February 1897 as Sukegawa Station (助川駅) . 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. The current station building was completed in April 2012.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,789 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Hitachi City Hall
• Hitachi Post Office
• Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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.

External links

Media related to Hitachi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Station information JR East Station Information (in Japanese)