Takahagi Station

Takahagi Station (高萩駅, Takahagi-eki) is a railway station on the Joban Line in Takahagi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Takahagi Station 高萩駅
Takahagi Station, March 2014
Location	1928 Takahagi, Takahagi, Ibaraki （茨城県高萩市大字高萩1928） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Joban Line
History
Opened	1897
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)	3,117 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Hitachi toward Shinagawa Hitachi (limited service) Isohara (limited service) toward Sendai Tokiwa Terminus Jūō toward Shinagawa Jōban Line Local-Futsuu Minami-Nakagō toward Sendai

Overview

It is a representative station of Takahagi city and located on the east side of the city center. It is the nearest station to Hananuki Dam , Hananuki Valley , and Akahama Beach .

Lines

Takahagi Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 162.5 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station in Tokyo.

Station layout

The platform looking north

The ticket barriers

Takahagi Station has one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Jōban Line	for Isohara, Iwaki, Tomioka, Namie, Haranomachi and Sendai
2	■ Joban Line (JU Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Hitachi, Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Ishioka, Tsuchiura, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa
	■ Mito Line	for Hitachi, Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Kasama, Shimodate, and Oyama

History

The station opened on 25 February 1897. The current station building was completed in April 1924. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in March 2014.

Transportation characteristics at this station

• This station is the base station for the upbound Hitachi and Mito areas, and there are many regular and limited express trains departing from the station-Mito area. However, no trains are set for the first train bound for Iwaki.
• Upbound （ for Hitachi, Katsuta & Mito ）
  • During the day, there are two regular trains （bound for Mito）departing and leaving Iwaki and the first train leaving the station approximately every hour. In the morning, depart from the station for Ueno, and in the evening, travel to Tsuchiura, Mito Line direct Oyama and south of Mito。
• Going down （ Isohara , Iwaki , Tomioka & Haranomachi ）
  • During the day, ordinary trains north of this station run about 1 hour per hour.
• Limited express train
  • During the day, one express train "Hitachi" and a stop train "Tokiwa"stop every two hours. When the limited express train does not stop, regular trains can be used to transfer at Hitachi Station, which is 3 stops away, or at Katsuta Station, which is 8 stops away （ the limited express train departing from the station ）.

Surrounding area

• Takahagi Post Office
• National Route 6

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Station information JR East Station Information (in Japanese)