Koga Station (Ibaraki)

Koga Station (古河駅, Koga-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in Koga, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Koga Station

古河駅
Koga Station, May 2008
Location1-1-15 Honcho, Koga, Ibaraki
（茨城県古河市本町一丁目1-15）
Japan
Operated byJR East
Line(s)Utsunomiya Line
History
Opened1885
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)13,511 daily[1]

Lines

Koga Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line), and is located 64.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo.

Is the only station that the line has in Ibaraki Prefecture.

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated island platforms, with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

Platforms
1,2 ■ Utsunomiya Line for Oyama, Utsunomiya, Kuroiso
3,4 ■ Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line)
■ Shōnan–Shinjuku Line for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna and Zushi (via JO Yokosuka Line)

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Utsunomiya Line
Kuki   Commuter Rapid   Oyama
Kuki   Rapid Rabbit   Oyama
Kurihashi   Local & Rapid Acty   Nogi
Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
Kuki   Rapid   Oyama
Kurihashi   Local   Nogi

History

Koga Station opened on 16 July 1885. The station was rebuilt with elevated tracks in 1984. On 1 April 1987 the station came under the control of JR East with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR).

Surrounding area
  • Koga City Hall
  • Koga Post Office
  • Koga History Museum
  • JGSDF Camp Koga

See also

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [FY2014 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

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