Hitachi-Taga Station
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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) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| FY2021 | 5,202 daily | |||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]The station is an elevated station with one side platform and one island platform. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.
Platforms
[edit]| 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
[edit]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
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6653 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Hitachi City Hall
- Taga Post Office
- Hitachi Company – Taga Plant
National Route 6
National Route 245
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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
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Media related to Hitachi-Taga Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Station information JR East Station Information (in Japanese)
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