Ushiku Station (牛久駅, Ushiku-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Ushiku Station

牛久駅
Ushiku Station, March 2010
General information
LocationUshiku-cho 282, Ushiku-shi, Ibaraki-ken 300-1221
Japan
Coordinates35°58′32.97″N 140°08′27.54″E / 35.9758250°N 140.1409833°E / 35.9758250; 140.1409833
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Jōban Line
Distance50.6 km from Nippori
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 December 1896
Passengers
FY201912,444 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Ryūgasakishi
towards Shinagawa
Tokiwa Hitachino-Ushiku
(limited service)
towards Takahagi
Jōban Line
Special Rapid
Hitachino-Ushiku
towards Tsuchiura
Jōban Line
Local-Futsuu
Hitachino-Ushiku
towards Sendai
Location
Ushiku Station is located in Ibaraki Prefecture
Ushiku Station
Ushiku Station
Location within Ibaraki Prefecture
Ushiku Station is located in Japan
Ushiku Station
Ushiku Station
Ushiku Station (Japan)

Lines

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Ushiku Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 50.6 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

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The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected to the elevated station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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

History

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Ushiku Station was opened on 25 December 1896. The current station building was completed in July 1984. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 12,444 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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