Tsuchiura Station

Tsuchiura Station (土浦駅, Tsuchiura eki) is a railway station on the Joban Line in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Tsuchiura Station

土浦駅
Tsuchiura Station in January 2006
Location1-30 Ariake-cho, Tsuchiura-shi, Ibaraki-ken
Japan
Coordinates36.0781°N 140.2067°E / 36.0781; 140.2067
Operated byJR East
Line(s)■ Joban Line
Distance63.8 km from Nippori
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened4 November 1895
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013)16,236 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Kashiwa
JJ07
(limited service)
toward Shinagawa
 Hitachi
(limited service)
 Mito
toward Sendai
Kairakuen
(limited service, seasonal)
toward Sendai
Arakawaoki
(limited service)
toward Shinagawa
 Tokiwa Ishioka
toward Takahagi
Arakawaoki
toward Shinagawa
 Jōban Line
     Special Rapid
 Terminus
Jōban Line
Local-Futsuu
 Kandatsu
toward Sendai
Location
Tsuchiura Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Tsuchiura Station is served by the Joban Line, and is located 63.8 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

Tsuchiura Station has one side platform and one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Jōban Line for Ishioka, Tomobe, Mito, Takahagi and Iwaki
2, 3 ■ Jōban Line
(JU Ueno-Tokyo Line)		 for Toride, Kashiwa, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa

History

Tsuchiura Station opened on 4 November 1895.[1]

The Tsukuba Railway Line operated from this station from 1 April 1987. On 26 October 1943, three trains crashed at Tsuchiura killing 110 people. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area
  • Tsuchiura City Hall
  • Tsuchiura Post Office
  • Port of Tsuchiura
  • Kasumigaura

See also

References
  1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 103. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
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