Hitachi-Ōmiya Station

Hitachi-Ōmiya Station (常陸大宮駅, Hitachi-Ōmiya-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Hitachiōmiya, Ibaraki, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Hitachi-Ōmiya Station

常陸大宮駅
Hitachi-Ōmiya Station in October 2007
General information
LocationMinami-machi 966, Hitachiōmiya-shi, Ibaraki-ken 319-2263
Japan
Coordinates36°32′50″N 140°24′46″E / 36.5473°N 140.4127°E / 36.5473; 140.4127
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Suigun Line
Distance23.4 km from Mito
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 23, 1918
Passengers
FY2019935
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Shizu
towards Mito
Suigun Line Tamagawamura
towards Kōriyama
Location
Hitachi-Ōmiya Station is located in Ibaraki Prefecture
Hitachi-Ōmiya Station
Hitachi-Ōmiya Station
Location within Ibaraki Prefecture
Hitachi-Ōmiya Station is located in Japan
Hitachi-Ōmiya Station
Hitachi-Ōmiya Station
Hitachi-Ōmiya Station (Japan)

Lines

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Hitachi-Ōmiya Station is served by the Suigun Line, and is located 23.4 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Mito Station.

Station layout

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The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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1  Suigun Line for Kami-Sugaya and Mito
2  Suigun Line for Hitachi-Daigo and Kōriyama

History

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Hitachi-Ōmiya Station opened on October 23, 1918 as a station on the Mito Railway which was nationalized on December 1, 1927. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 935 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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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.
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