Takahama Station (Ibaraki)

Takahama Station (高浜駅, Takahama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ishioka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Takahama Station

高浜駅
Takahama Station, April 2008
General information
LocationKitanemoto 245, Ishioka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 315-0044
Japan
Coordinates36°09′50″N 140°17′41″E / 36.16389°N 140.29472°E / 36.16389; 140.29472
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Jōban Line
Distance76.4 km from Nippori
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened4 November 1895
Passengers
FY20191119 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kandatsu
towards Shinagawa
Jōban Line
Local-Futsuu
Ishioka
towards Sendai
Location
Takahama Station is located in Ibaraki Prefecture
Takahama Station
Takahama Station
Location within Ibaraki Prefecture
Takahama Station is located in Japan
Takahama Station
Takahama Station
Takahama Station (Japan)
Takahama Station platforms, 2007

Lines

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Takahama Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 76.4 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

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The station consists one side platform and one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed. Two local trains stop approximately every hour during the day.

Platforms

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1  Jōban Line
(JU Ueno-Tokyo Line)
for Tsuchiura, Toride, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa
2, 3  Jōban Line for Ishioka, Tomobe, Mito, Takahagi and Iwaki

History

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Takahama Station was opened on 4 November 1895. 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 1118 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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