Tomobe Station
Tomobe Station 友部駅 | |
|---|---|
 Tomobe Station, July 2007 | |
| Location |
Tomobe-ekimae 1-24, Kasama, Ibaraki （茨城県笠間市友部駅前1-24） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Jōban Line, Mito Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1895 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2013) | 3636 daily |
Tomobe Station (友部駅 Tomobe-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
Lines
Tomobe Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 98.8 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station. It is also the official terminus of the 50.2 km Mito Line.
Station layout
Tomobe Station has one side platform and two island platforms, connected to the station building by an overhead passageway. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Jōban Line | for Tsuchiura and Ueno |
| 2, 3 | ■ Jōban Line | for Mito, Hitachi and Iwaki |
| 3, 4 | ■ Mito Line | for Mito, Kasama, Shimodate and Oyama |
| 3, 4, 5 | ■ Jōban Line | for Mito |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joban Line | ||||
| Iwama | Local | Uchihara | ||
| Mito Line | ||||
| Shishido | - | Terminus | ||
History
Tomobe Station was opened on 1 January 1895. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in 2007.
Surrounding area
- Kasama City Hall
- Tomobe Post Office
- Ibaraki Central Hospital
External links
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Coordinates: 36°21′02″N 140°18′21″E / 36.3506°N 140.3057°E