Ushiku Station

Ushiku Station (牛久駅, Ushiku-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

Ushiku Station 牛久駅
Ushiku Station, March 2010
Location	Ushiku-cho 282, Ushiku, Ibaraki （茨城県牛久市牛久町282） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Jōban Line
History
Opened	1896
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013)	13,826 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ryūgasakishi toward Shinagawa Tokiwa Hitachino-Ushiku (limited service) toward Takahagi Jōban Line      Special Rapid Hitachino-Ushiku toward Tsuchiura Jōban Line Local-Futsuu Hitachino-Ushiku toward Sendai

Lines

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

Ushiku 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
	■ 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

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.

Surrounding area

• Ushiku City Hall
• Ushiku Post Office
• Japan National Route 6

External links

• Station information JR East Station Information (in Japanese)