Shishido Station

Railway station in Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

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Shishido Station

宍戸駅

Station building in November 2021

General information
Location| Ōtamachi, Kasama-shi, Ibaraki-ken 309-1738
Japan
Coordinates| 36°20′42″N 140°17′17″E﻿ / ﻿36.3450°N 140.2881°E﻿ / 36.3450; 140.2881
Operated by|  JR East
Line(s)| ■ Mito Line
Distance| 48.5 km from Oyama
Platforms| 1 side platform
Other information
Status| Staffed
Website| Official website
History
Opened| 16 January 1889
Previous names| Ōtamachi (renamed in 1889)
Passengers
FY2020| 262 daily
Services
| Preceding station  |  JR East | Following station

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Kasama

towards Oyama

|  | Mito Line |  | Tomobe

towards Mito

Location

Shishido Station

Location within Ibaraki Prefecture

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Shishido Station

Shishido Station (Japan)

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Shishido Station (宍戸駅, Shishido-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

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Shishido Station is served by the Mito Line, and is located 48.5 km from the official starting point of the line at Oyama Station.

## Station layout

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The station consists of a single curved side platform serving traffic in both direction. The Station is staffed.

Platform for Oyama, 2021 Name sign, 2021

## History

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Shishido Station was opened on 16 January 1889 as Ōtamachi Station (太田町駅). It was renamed to its present name on 25 May 1889. 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 2012.

## Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 336 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

## Surrounding area

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* National Route 355
* Kita-Kantō Expressway Tomobe IC
* Shishido Post Office

## See also

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* List of railway stations in Japan

## References

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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

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Media related to Shishido Station at Wikimedia Commons

* Station information JR East Station Information (in Japanese)

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Stations of the JR East Mito Line

* Oyama
* Otabayashi
* Yūki
* Higashi-Yūki
* Kawashima
* Tamado
* Shimodate
* Niihari
* Yamato
* Iwase
* Haguro
* Fukuhara
* Inada
* Kasama
* Shishido
* Tomobe

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