Fujishiro Station

Fujishiro Station (藤代駅, Fujishiro-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Toride, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Fujishiro Station 藤代駅
Fujishiro Station, September 2008
General information
Location	Miyawada 1131, Toride-shi, Ibaraki-ken 300-1514 Japan
Coordinates	35.9212°N 140.1185°E / 35.9212; 140.1185
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Jōban Line
Distance	43.4 km from Nippori
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 December 1896
Passengers
FY2019	6123 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Toride JJ10 towards Shinagawa Jōban Line Special Rapid Ryūgasakishi towards Tsuchiura Jōban Line Local-Futsuu Ryūgasakishi towards Sendai
Location Fujishiro Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Fujishiro Station Fujishiro Station (Japan)

South exit, September 2008

Lines

Fujishiro Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 43.4 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

The station consists two opposed side platforms, connected to the elevated station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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

History

Fujishiro Station was opened on 25 December 1896. The current station building was completed in March 1987. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6132 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Fujishiro Post Office
• National Route 6

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Fujishiro Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station Information (in Japanese)