Isohara Station

Isohara Station (磯原駅, Isohara-eki) is a railway station on the Joban Line in Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Isohara Station

磯原駅
Isohara Station in January 2006
Location759 Isohara, Isohara-cho, Kitaibaraki-shi, Ibaraki-ken 319-1541
Japan
Operated byJR East
Line(s)■ Joban Line
Distance171.6 km from Nippori
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 February 1897
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)2063 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Takahagi
(limited service)
toward Shinagawa
 Hitachi
(limited service)
 Nakoso
(limited service)
toward Sendai
Minami-Nakagō
toward Shinagawa
 Jōban Line
Local-Futsuu
 Ōtsukō
toward Sendai

Lines

Isohara Station is served by the Joban Line, and is located 171.6 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

Isohara Station has two elevated opposed side platforms. The station building is elevated to the level of the platforms; however, connection between the platforms is made an overhead walkway. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office. Nanatsu no Ko is used as the departure melody.[1]

Platforms
1 ■ Joban Line for Takahagi, Hitachi, Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Ishioka and Tsuchiura
■ Jōban Line (Limited Express) for Takahagi, Mito, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa
2 ■ Jōban Line for Iwaki, Tomioka, Namie and Haranomachi
■ Jōban Line (Limited Express) for Iwaki and Sendai

History

Isohara Station was opened on 25 February 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. It was rebuilt as an elevated station building in October 1997.

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhZ9dYzAJbI 7.11.2009


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