Ushiku Station

Ushiku Station 牛久駅
Ushiku Station, March 2010
General information
Location	Ushiku-cho 282, Ushiku-shi, Ibaraki-ken 300-1221 Japan
Coordinates	35°58′32.97″N 140°08′27.54″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Jōban Line
Distance	50.6 km from Nippori
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 December 1896
Passengers
FY2019	12,444 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ryūgasakishi towards Shinagawa Tokiwa Hitachino-Ushiku (limited service) towards Takahagi Jōban Line Special Rapid Hitachino-Ushiku towards Tsuchiura Jōban Line Local-Futsuu Hitachino-Ushiku towards Sendai
Location Ushiku Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Ushiku Station Ushiku Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Ushiku Station (牛久駅, Ushiku-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Ushiku Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 50.6 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected to the elevated station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Jōban Line	for Tsuchiura, Ishioka, Mito, Takahagi and Iwaki
	■ Jōban Line (Tokiwa Limited Express)	for Tsuchiura, Ishioka, Mito, Takahagi
2	■ Jōban Line (Tokiwa Limited Express)	for Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa
	■ Jōban Line (JU Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Toride, Kashiwa, Matsudo, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa

History

Ushiku Station was opened on 25 December 1896. The current station building was completed in July 1984. 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 12,444 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Ushiku City Hall
• Ushiku Post Office
• National Route 6

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 Ushiku Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Station information JR East Station Information (in Japanese)