Hitachino-Ushiku Station

Location
	Hitachino-Ushiku Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Hitachino-Ushiku Station Hitachino-Ushiku Station (Japan)

Hitachino-Ushiku Station

ひたち野うしく駅
Hitachino-Ushiku Station; ひたち野うしく駅
	Hitachino-Ushiku Station, August 2009
General information
Location	Hitachino-Nishi 3-41-16, Ushiku-shi, Ibaraki-ken 300-1206; Japan
Coordinates	36°00′28″N 140°09′31″E / 36.0078°N 140.1586°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Jōban Line
Distance	54.5 km from Nippori
Platforms	2 island platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	14 March 1998
Passengers
FY2019	6952 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Hitachino-Ushiku Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Hitachino-Ushiku Station Hitachino-Ushiku Station (Japan)

Hitachino-Ushiku Station (ひたち野うしく駅, Hitachino-Ushiku-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Hitachino-Ushiku Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 54.5 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Jōban Line (JU Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Toride, Kashiwa, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa
2	■ Jōban Line (JU Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Toride, Kashiwa, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa
2	■ Jōban Line (Tokiwa Limited Express)	for Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa
3	■ Jōban Line (Tokiwa Limited Express)	for Tsuchiura, Ishioka, Mito, Takahagi
3	■ Jōban Line	for Tsuchiura, Ishioka, Mito, Takahagi and Iwaki
4	■ Jōban Line	for Tsuchiura, Ishioka, Mito, Takahagi and Iwaki

History

Hitachino-Ushiku Station opened on 14 March 1998 on the site of the Banpaku-Chuo Station (万博中央駅), a temporary station which had been erected for Expo '85.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6952 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

National Route 6

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 Hitachino-Ushiku Station at Wikimedia Commons

Station information JR East Station Information (in Japanese)

[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.

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