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Tōkai Station 東海駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 Tōkai Station, July 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-1-1 Funaishikawaekinishi, Tōkai Village, Naka City, Ibaraki Prefecture 319-1116 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°27′55″N 140°33′57″E / 36.4654°N 140.5657°E | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | |||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Jōban Line | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 130.0 km (80.8 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 April 1898 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Ishigami (until 1957) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| FY2021 | 3,982 daily | |||||||||||||||||||
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Tōkai Station (東海駅, Tōkai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the village of Tōkai, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Tōkai Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 130.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by an overhead passageway. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
[edit]| 1,2 | ■ Jōban Line | for Hitachi, Takahagi, Isohara, Iwaki and Haranomachi |
| 2,3 | ■ Joban Line (JU Ueno-Tokyo Line) |
for Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Ishioka, Tsuchiura, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa |
| ■ Mito Line | for Mito, Tomobe, Kasama, Shimodate, and Oyama |
History
[edit]Tōkai Station was opened on 1 April 1898 as Ishigami Station (石神駅). The station was renamed to its present name on 1 April 1957. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in July 1994.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5055 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Tōkai Village Hall
- Tōkai Post Office
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
[edit]
Media related to Tōkai Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Station information JR East Station Information (in Japanese)
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