Itako Station (潮来駅, Itako-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Itako, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Itako Station

潮来駅
Itako Station, May 2018
General information
LocationAyame 1-chome 1-1-16, Itako-shi, Ibaraki-ken 311-2425
Japan
Coordinates35°56′14″N 140°32′58″E / 35.9372°N 140.5494°E / 35.9372; 140.5494
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Kashima Line
Distance5.2 km from Katori
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 August 1970
Passengers
FY2019320 (daily)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Jūnikyō
towards Sawara
Kashima Line Nobukata
Location
Itako Station is located in Ibaraki Prefecture
Itako Station
Itako Station
Location within Ibaraki Prefecture
Itako Station is located in Japan
Itako Station
Itako Station
Itako Station (Japan)

Lines

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Itako Station is served by the Kashima Line, and is located 5.2 km from the official starting point of the line at Katori Station.

Station layout

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The station consists of one elevated island platform with the station building underneath. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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1  Kashima Line for Kashimajingū
2  Kashima Line for Sawara and Narita and Tokyo

History

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Itako Station was opened on 20 August 1970. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 320 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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  • Itako Post Office

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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