Tsuchiura Station


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Tsuchiura Station (土浦駅, Tsuchiura-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Tsuchiura Station

土浦駅

Tsuchiura Station in November 2020

General information
Location1-30 Ariake-cho, Tsuchiura-shi, Ibaraki-ken
Japan
Coordinates36°04′41″N 140°12′24″E / 36.0781°N 140.2067°E
Operated by
Line(s) Jōban Line
Distance63.8 km from Nippori
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened4 November 1895; 128 years ago
Passengers
FY201915,956 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kashiwa

JJ07
(limited service)

towards Shinagawa

Hitachi

(limited service)

Mito

towards Sendai

Kairakuen

(limited service, seasonal)

towards Sendai

Arakawaoki

(limited service)

towards Shinagawa

Tokiwa Ishioka

towards Takahagi

Arakawaoki

towards Shinagawa

Jōban Line

Special Rapid

Terminus
Jōban Line

Local-Futsuu

Kandatsu

towards Sendai

Location

Tsuchiura Station is located in Ibaraki Prefecture

Tsuchiura Station

Tsuchiura Station

Location within Ibaraki Prefecture

Tsuchiura Station is located in Japan

Tsuchiura Station

Tsuchiura Station

Tsuchiura Station (Japan)

Tsuchiura Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 63.8 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Tsuchiura Station opened on 4 November 1895.[1]

The Tsukuba Railway Line operated from this station from 1 April 1987.[citation needed] On 26 October 1943, three trains crashed at Tsuchiura killing 110 people.[2] 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 15,956 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Other transportation

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Name Via Destination Company Note
Tsuchiura・Itako Line Hozaki・Tamatsukuri Itako Station Jōyō Kankō and Lacusmarina Seats on the ferry must be reserved.
  1. ^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 103. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  2. ^ Ichimura, Souichi (1965). 茶の間の土浦五十年史 [50 years of history of Tsuchiura in the tea room] (in Japanese).
  3. ^ 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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