Hitachi Station


Hitachi Station is a JR East railway station located in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Hitachi Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 146.9 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.
It is also served by the seasonal service Burari Takao Sansaku that terminates here bound for Takao.

Station layout

Hitachi Station is an elevated station with one side platform and one island platform. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

Platforms

History

Hitachi Station was opened on 25 February 1897 as Sukegawa Station. It was renamed to its present name on 20 October 1939. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987. The current station building was completed in April 2012

Surrounding area