Hitachi-Aoyagi Station

Hitachi-Aoyagi Station (常陸青柳駅, Hitachi-Aoyagi-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Hitachi-Aoyagi Station

常陸青柳駅
Hitachi-Aoyagi Station in May 2008
LocationEdagawa 363, Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 310-0004
Japan
Coordinates36.3838°N 140.4843°E / 36.3838; 140.4843
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Suigun Line
Distance1.9 km from Mito
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedNovember 16, 1896
Previous namesAoyagi (until 1927)
Passengers
FY2009144 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Mito
Terminus
Suigun Line Hitachi-Tsuda
Location
Hitachi-Aoyagi Station
Location within Ibaraki Prefecture
Hitachi-Aoyagi Station
Hitachi-Aoyagi Station (Japan)

Lines

Hitachi-Aoyagi Station is served by the Suigun Line, and is located 1.9 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Mito Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform with a level crossing. There is no station building and the station is unattended.

History

Hitachi-Aoyagi Station opened on November 16, 1896 as Aoyagi Station (青柳駅) on the Ota Railway. The Ota Railway merged with the Mito Railway on October 21, 1901 and was nationalized on December 1, 1927. The station was renamed to its present name on that date. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

See also

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