Hitachi-Taga Station

Coordinates: 36°33′07″N 140°37′58″E / 36.5520°N 140.6328°E

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Hitachi-Taga Station

常陸多賀駅

Hitachi-Taga Station, March 2008

General information

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

Operated by

Line(s)

Jōban Line

Distance

142.0 km (88.2 mi) from Nippori

Platforms

1 side + 1 island platform

Tracks

Construction

Structure type

At grade

Other information

Status

Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)

Website

Official website

History

Opened

25 February 1897; 127 years ago

Previous names

Shimomago (until 1939)

Passengers

FY2021

5,202 daily

Services

Preceding station		Following station
Ōmika (limited service) towards Shinagawa	Hitachi (limited service)	Hitachi towards Sendai
Ōmika towards Shinagawa	Tokiwa	Hitachi towards Takahagi
Ōmika towards Shinagawa	Jōban Line Local-Futsuu	Hitachi towards Sendai

Location
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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

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

The station is an elevated station with one side platform and one island platform. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

Platforms

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
2,3	■ Mito Line	for Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Kasama, Shimodate and Oyama

History

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

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6653 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

Hitachi City Hall
Taga Post Office
Hitachi Company – Taga Plant
National Route 6
National Route 245

References

^ 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 Hitachi-Taga Station at Wikimedia Commons

Station information JR East Station Information (in Japanese)

v t e Stations of the Jōban Line
(Shinagawa Shimbashi Tokyo via Ueno-Tokyo Line<<) Ueno Nippori Mikawashima Minami-Senju Kita-Senju Matsudo Kashiwa Abiko Tennōdai Toride Fujishiro Ryūgasakishi Ushiku Hitachino-Ushiku Arakawaoki Tsuchiura Kandatsu Takahama Ishioka Hatori Iwama Tomobe Uchihara Akatsuka Kairakuen Mito Katsuta Sawa Tōkai Ōmika Hitachi-Taga Hitachi Ogitsu Jūō Takahagi Minami-Nakagō Isohara Ōtsukō Nakoso Ueda Izumi Yumoto Uchigō Iwaki Kusano Yotsukura Hisanohama Suetsugi Hirono J-Village Kido Tatsuta Tomioka Yonomori Ōno Futaba Namie Momouchi Odaka Iwaki-Ōta Haranomachi Kashima Nittaki Sōma Komagamine Shinchi Sakamoto Yamashita Hamayoshida Watari Ōkuma Iwanuma (Tatekoshi Natori Minami-Sendai Taishidō Nagamachi Sendai via Tōhoku Main Line) Freight Line Tabata Mikawashima Minami-Senju Stations served only by the Chiyoda Line through service local trains between Kita-Senju and Abiko are omitted.		JJ

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Lines

Station layout

Platforms

History

Passenger statistics

Surrounding area

See also

References

External links