Fujishiro Station

Fujishiro Station (藤代駅, Fujishiro-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Toride, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

Fujishiro Station 藤代駅
Fujishiro Station, September 2008
Location	Miyawada 1131, Toride, Ibaraki （茨城県取手市宮和田1131） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Jōban Line
History
Opened	1896
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013)	6,801 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Toride JJ10 toward Shinagawa Jōban Line      Special Rapid Ryūgasakishi toward Tsuchiura Jōban Line Local-Futsuu Ryūgasakishi toward Sendai

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

Fujishiro Station has two opposed side platforms, connected to the elevated station building by an overhead passageway. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

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.

Surrounding area

• Fujishiro Post Office
• Japan National Route 6

External links

• JR East Station Information (in Japanese)