Ryūgasakishi Station

Ryūgasakishi Station (龍ケ崎市駅, Ryūgasakishi-eki), also known as Sanuki Station (佐貫駅, Sanuki-eki) is a railway station in Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki, Japan, operated jointly by East Japan Railway (JR East) and Kanto Railway.

Ryūgasakishi Station Sanuki Station 龍ケ崎市駅 佐貫駅
Sanuki Station east entrance in September 2008
Location	Sanukimachi, Ryūgasaki-shi, Ibaraki-ken 301-0033 Japan
Operated by	JR East (Ryūgasakishi Station) Kanto Railway (Sanuki Station)
Line(s)	Jōban Line Ryūgasaki Line
Distance	45.5 km from Nippori
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	August 14, 1900
Rebuilt	1985
Previous names	Sanuki (until 2020, JR station)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)	13,377 (JR) daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kashiwa JJ07 toward Shinagawa Tokiwa Ushiku toward Takahagi Fujishiro toward Shinagawa Jōban Line      Special Rapid Ushiku toward Tsuchiura Jōban Line Local-Futsuu Ushiku toward Sendai Preceding station Kantō Railway Following station Terminus Ryūgasaki Line Ireji toward Ryūgasaki
Location
Ryūgasakishi Station Sanuki Station Location within Japan

Name

The station was originally named Sanuki in 1900. In 2020, JR East changed the name of the station to Ryūgasakishi, but Kanto Railway still uses the original name.[1]

Lines

Ryūgasakishi Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 45.5 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station. Located in the same place, Sanuki Station is a terminus of the Kanto Railway Ryūgasaki Line, a subsidiary of the Keisei Electric Railway. Kanto Railway also provides bus services from the station.[2]

Layout

The JR East portion of the station (i.e. Ryūgasakishi Station) has one side platform and one island platform, connected to the elevated station building by an overhead passageway. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office. The Kanto Railway portion of the station (i.e. Sanuki Station) has one side platform.

• 
  The west entrance in September 2008
• 
  The JR East ticket barriers in August 2016

Platforms

Jōban Line Ryūgasakishi Station

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

Ryūgasaki Line Sanuki Station

1

■ Ryūgasaki Line

for Ryūgasaki

History

Sanuki Station opened on August 14, 1900.[3] The current station building was completed in March 1985. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

On March 14, 2020, the JR station was renamed to Ryūgasakishi Station (龍ケ崎市駅, Ryūgasakishi-eki). The city of Ryūgasaki requested the name change and fully bore the cost of 410 million yen.[1]

Some limited express Tokiwa services stop at Ryūgasakishi.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the JR East station was used by an average of 13,377 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5] The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for the JR East station in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	16,842[6]
2005	15,497[7]
2010	14,550[8]
2011	14,030[9]
2012	14,001[10]
2014	13,377[5]

Surrounding area

• National Route 6

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "ＪＲ佐貫駅→龍ケ崎市駅に改称　コロナ感染拡大　記念イベント中止". Tokyo web (in Japanese). March 15, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
2. "路線バス時刻表・運賃表" [Bus timetable and fare table]. Kanto Railway. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
3. "佐貫駅情報" [Sanuki Station Information]. East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
4. "龍ケ崎市駅の時刻表" [Ryūgasakishi Station Timetable]. East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
5. 各駅の乗車人員　（2014年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
6. 各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
7. 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
8. 各駅の乗車人員　（2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
9. 各駅の乗車人員　（2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
10. 各駅の乗車人員　（2012年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 14 September 2014.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)
• Kanto Railway station information (in Japanese)