Hitachi-Taga Station

Hitachi-Taga Station
Hitachi-Taga Station; 常陸多賀駅
	Hitachi-Taga Station, March 2008
Location	Taga-cho 1-1-1, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki-ken 316-0004; Japan
Coordinates	36.5520°N 140.6328°E
Operated by	JR East; JR Freight;
Line(s)	■ Jōban Line
Distance	142.0 km from Nippori
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 February 1897
Previous names	Shimomago (until 1939)
Passengers
FY2019	6653 daily
Services
Location
	Hitachi-Taga Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Hitachi-Taga Station Hitachi-Taga Station (Japan)

Hitachi-Taga Station (常陸多賀駅, Hitachi-Taga-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

Hitachi-Taga Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 142.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

The station is an elevated station with one side platform and one island platform. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Jōban Line	for Hitachi, Takahagi, Iwaki, Haranomachi and Sendai
2,3	■ Joban Line (JU Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Ishioka, Tsuchiura, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa
2,3	■ Mito Line	for Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Kasama, Shimodate and Oyama

History

Hitachi-Taga Station was opened on 25 February 1897 as Shimomago Station (下孫駅) . It was renamed to its present name on 20 October 1939. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6653 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

Hitachi City Hall
Taga Post Office
Hitachi Company – Taga Plant
National Route 6
National Route 245

References

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.

External links

Media related to Hitachi-Taga Station at Wikimedia Commons

Station information JR East Station Information (in Japanese)

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[jreast2019stats-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.