Arakawaoki Station

Arakawaoki Station

荒川沖駅
Arakawaoki Station, August 2008
General information
LocationArakawaoki Higashi 2-1-6, Tsuchiura, Ibaraki-ken 300-0871
Japan
Coordinates36°01′50″N 140°09′57″E / 36.0305°N 140.1659°E / 36.0305; 140.1659
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Jōban Line
Distance57.2 km from Nippori
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 December 1896
Passengers
FY20198158 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Hitachino-Ushiku
(limited service)
towards Shinagawa
 Tokiwa
(limited service)
 Tsuchiura
towards Takahagi
Hitachino-Ushiku
towards Shinagawa
 Jōban Line
Special Rapid
 Tsuchiura
Terminus
Jōban Line
Local-Futsuu
 Tsuchiura
towards Sendai
Location
Arakawaoki Station is located in Ibaraki Prefecture
Arakawaoki Station
Arakawaoki Station
Location within Ibaraki Prefecture
Arakawaoki Station is located in Japan
Arakawaoki Station
Arakawaoki Station
Arakawaoki Station (Japan)

Arakawaoki Station (荒川沖駅, Arakawaoki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Arakawaoki Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 57.2 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

The station is an elevated station with two opposed side platforms. It has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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

History

Arakawaoki Station opened on 25 December 1896.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. On 23 March 2008, one person was killed and seven people injured when a man (Masahiro Kanagawa, aged 24) went on a stabbing spree with two knives in the passageway linking the station to the nearby shopping street.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 8158 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

The surrounding area is a residential suburb.

See also

References

  1. ^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 103. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  2. ^ "Suspect in stabbing spree sought death sentence". The Asahi Shimbun. Japan: The Asahi Shimbun Company. 14 April 2008. Archived from the original on 15 April 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  3. ^ 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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