Shishido Station
Shishido Station (宍戸駅, Shishido-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Shishido Station 宍戸駅 | |
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 Shishido Station, April 2008 | |
| Location | Ōtamachi, Kasama-shi, Ibaraki-ken 309-1738 Japan |
| Coordinates | 36.3450°N 140.2881°E |
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East |
| Line(s) | ■ Mito Line |
| Distance | 48.5 km from Oyama |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 16 January 1889 |
| Previous names | Ōtamachi (renamed in 1889) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2019 | 336 daily |
| Location | |
  Shishido Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture  Shishido Station Shishido Station (Japan) | |
Lines
Shishido Station is served by the Mito Line, and is located 48.5 km from the official starting point of the line at Oyama Station.
Station layout
The station consists of a single curved side platform serving traffic in both direction. It is staffed.
History
Shishido Station was opened on 16 January 1889 as Ōtamachi Station (太田町駅). It was renamed to its present name on 25 May 1889. 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 July 2012.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 336 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
National Route 355- Kita-Kantō Expressway Tomobe IC
- Shishido Post Office
See also
References
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
Media related to Shishido Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Station information JR East Station Information (in Japanese)