Kandatsu Station platforms

Kandatsu Station (神立駅, Kandatsu-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

Kandatsu Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 69.9 km (43.4 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a one side platform and a one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed and two local trains stop approximately every hour during the day.

Platforms

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

History

Kandatsu Station was opened on 4 November 1895. 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 5,572 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

  • Kandatsu Post Office
  • Kandatsu Industrial Park

See also

References

  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.

External links

Media related to Kandatsu Station at Wikimedia Commons