Kokinu Station

Kokinu Station (小絹駅, Kokinu-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the private railway company Kantō Railway.

Kokinu Station 小絹駅
Kokinu Station, July 2008
General information
Location	Kokinu 739-3, Tsukubamirai-shi, Ibaraki-ken 300-2445 Japan
Coordinates	35.9809°N 139.9832°E / 35.9809; 139.9832
Operated by	Kantō Railway
Line(s)	■ Jōsō Line
Distance	13.0 km from Toride
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 November 1913 (1913-11-01)
Passengers
FY2016	942
Services
Preceding station Kantō Railway Following station Shin-Moriya towards Toride Jōsō Line Local Mitsukaidō towards Shimodate
Location Kokinu Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Kokinu Station Kokinu Station (Japan)

Station platforms, 2016

Lines

Kokinu Station is a station on the Jōsō Line, and is located 13.0 km (8.1 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Toride Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Jōsō Line	for Mitsukaidō and Shimodate
2	■ Jōsō Line	for Moriya and Toride

History

Kokinu 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 1963 and again in 1990.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 942 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Kokinu Post Office
• Kokinu Hachiman-gu
• National Route 294
• Ibaraki New Town Kinu-no-dai

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Kokinu Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kantō Railway Station Information (in Japanese)