Mitsukaidō Station

Mitsukaidō Station (水海道駅, Mitsukaidō-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Jōsō, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the private railway company Kantō Railway.

Mitsukaidō Station 水海道駅
Mitsukaidō Station, October 2016
General information
Location	Mitsukaidō Takara-machi 2861-2, Jōsō-shi, Ibaraki-ken 303-0023 Japan
Coordinates	36.0187°N 139.9922°E / 36.0187; 139.9922
Operated by	Kantō Railway
Line(s)	■ Jōsō Line
Distance	17.5 km from Toride
Platforms	1 side+ 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 November 1913 (1913-11-01)
Passengers
FY2017	2974
Services
Preceding station Kantō Railway Following station Moriya towards Toride Jōsō Line Rapid Ishige towards Shimodate Kokinu towards Toride Jōsō Line Local Kita-Mitsukaidō towards Shimodate
Location Mitsukaidō Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Mitsukaidō Station Mitsukaidō Station (Japan)

Platforms and train, 2016

Lines

Mitsukaidō Station is a station on the Jōsō Line, and is located 17.5 km (10.9 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Toride Station.

Station layout

The station consists one side platform and one island platform connected by a level crossing. The station was originally the head office of the Jōsō Railway.

Platforms

1	■ Jōsō Line	for Moriya and Toride for Shimotsuma and Shimodate
2	■ Jōsō Line	for starting trains
3	■ Jōsō Line	for Moriya and Toride for Shimotsuma and Shimodate

History

Mitsukaidō Station was opened on 1 November 1913 as a station on the Jōsō Railroad, which became the Kantō Railway in 1965. The station building was rebuilt in 1973.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2974 passengers daily).

Surrounding area

• Mitsukaidō Post Office
• former Mitsukaidō City Hall

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Mitsukaido Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kantō Railway Station Information (in Japanese)