Inada Station

Inada Station (稲田駅, Inada-eki) is a railway station on the Mito Line in Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

For the Beijing Subway station with a similar kanji name, see Daotian station.

Inada Station

稲田駅
Inada Station, January 2007
Location2333 Inada, Kasama, Ibaraki
（茨城県笠間市稲田2333）
Japan
Operated byJR East
Line(s)Mito Line
History
Opened1898
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)176 daily

Lines

Kasama Station is served by the Mito Line, and is located 40.1 km from the official starting point of the line at Oyama Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The former wooden station building was rebuilt between October 2012 and spring 2013.[1]

Platforms
1 ■ Mito Line for Tomobe and Mito
2 ■ Mito Line for Shimodate and Oyama
  • View from platform 1, January 2007
  • View from platform 2, January 2007

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Mito Line
Fukuhara Local Kasama

History

The station opened on 8 May 1898.[2] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 176 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
2005271[4]
2010232[5]
2014176[3]

Surrounding area

References
  1. 水戸線稲田駅・福原駅改築工事について [Rebuilding work for Inada and Fukuhara Stations on the Mito Line] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 21 September 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  2. 各駅情報（稲田駅） [Station Information: Inada Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  3. 各駅の乗車人員　（2014年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  4. 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  5. 各駅の乗車人員　（2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 September 2012.

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