Platforms and train, 2016

Mitsukaidō Station (水海道駅, Mitsukaidō-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Jōsō, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the private railway company Kantō Railway.

Lines

Mitsukaidō Station is a station on the Jōsō Line, and is located 17.5 km (10.9 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Toride Station.

Station layout

The station consists one side platform and one island platform connected by a level crossing. The station was originally the head office of the Jōsō Railway.

Platforms

1 ■ Jōsō Line for Moriya and Toride
for Shimotsuma and Shimodate
2 ■ Jōsō Line for starting trains
3 ■ Jōsō Line for Moriya and Toride
for Shimotsuma and Shimodate

History

Mitsukaidō Station was opened on 1 November 1913 as a station on the Jōsō Railroad, which became the Kantō Railway in 1965. The station building was rebuilt in 1973.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2974 passengers daily).[1]

Surrounding area

  • Mitsukaidō Post Office
  • former Mitsukaidō City Hall

See also

References

  1. ^ 鉄道利用状況(1日平均) [Station passenger figures] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Jōsō City. 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Mitsukaido Station at Wikimedia Commons