Takahama Station (Ibaraki)

Takahama Station (高浜駅, Takahama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ishioka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Takahama Station 高浜駅
Takahama Station, April 2008
General information
Location	Kitanemoto 245, Ishioka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 315-0044 Japan
Coordinates	36°09′50″N 140°17′41″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Jōban Line
Distance	76.4 km from Nippori
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	4 November 1895
Passengers
FY2019	1119 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kandatsu towards Shinagawa Jōban Line Local-Futsuu Ishioka towards Sendai
Location Takahama Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Takahama Station Takahama Station (Japan)

Takahama Station platforms, 2007

Lines

Takahama Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 76.4 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

The station consists one side platform and one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed. Two local trains stop approximately every hour during the day.

Platforms

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

History

Takahama Station was opened on 4 November 1895. 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 1118 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• National Route 355
• Takahama Post Office
• Funazukayama Kofun

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Takahama Station (Ibaraki) at Wikimedia Commons

• Station information JR East Station Information (in Japanese)