Ōtsukō Station

Ōtsukō Station (大津港駅, Ōtsukō-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

Ōtsukō Station

大津港駅
Ōtsukō Station, July 2013
LocationŌtsumachi Kitamachi 250, Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki
(茨城県北茨城市大津町北町250)
Japan
Operated byJR East
Line(s)Jōban Line
History
Opened1897
Previous namesSekimoto (until 1950)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)1022 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Isohara
toward Shinagawa
Jōban Line
Local-Futsuu
Nakoso
toward Sendai

Lines

Ōtsukō Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 178.7 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

Ōtsukō Station has one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by an overhead passageway. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

Platforms

1,2  Joban Line for Isohara, Takahagi, Hitachi, Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Ishioka and Tsuchiura
2,3  Jōban Line for Iwaki, Hirono, Tomioka, Namie and Haranomachi

History

Ōtsukō Station was opened on 25 February 1897 as Sekimoto Station (関本駅). It was renamed to its present name on 10 May 1950. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area


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