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Fujishiro Station (藤代駅, Fujishiro-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Toride, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Fujishiro Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 43.4 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

The station consists two opposed side platforms, connected to the elevated station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Jōban Line	for Tsuchiura, Ishioka, Mito, Takahagi and Iwaki
2	■ Jōban Line (JU Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Toride, Kashiwa, Matsudo, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa

History

Fujishiro Station was opened on 25 December 1896. The current station building was completed in March 1987. 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 2019, the station was used by an average of 6132 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

Fujishiro Post Office
National Route 6

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 Fujishiro Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East Station Information (in Japanese)

[jreast2019stats-1] 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.

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