Hitachi-Taga Station

Hitachi-Taga Station
常陸多賀駅

Hitachi-Taga Station, March 2008
Location Taga-cho 1-1-1, Hitachi, Ibaraki
(茨城県日立市多賀町一丁目1-1)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Jōban Line
History
Opened 1897
Previous names Shimomago (until 1939)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013) 7,060 daily

Hitachi-Taga Station (常陸多賀駅 Hitachi-Taga-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Hitachi-Taga Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 142.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

Hitachi-Taga Station is an elevated station with one side platform and one island platform. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

Platforms

1  Jōban Line for Hitachi, Iwaki
2  Jōban Line for Mito, Tsuchiura and Ueno
3  Jōban Line for Mito, Tsuchiura and Ueno

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Joban Line
Ōmika Local Hitachi

History

Hitachi-Taga Station was opened on 25 February 1897 as Shimomago Station (下孫駅) . It was renamed to its present name on 20 October 1939. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

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Coordinates: 36°33′07″N 140°37′58″E / 36.5520°N 140.6328°E / 36.5520; 140.6328


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