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Arakawaoki Station

Railway station in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

36°01′50″N 140°09′57″E / 36.0305°N 140.1659°E / 36.0305; 140.1659Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Jōban LineDistance57.2 km from NipporiPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened25 December 1896PassengersFY20198158 daily Services

Preceding station		Following station
Hitachino-Ushiku (limited service) towards Shinagawa	Tokiwa (limited service)	Tsuchiura towards Takahagi
Hitachino-Ushiku towards Shinagawa	Jōban Line Special Rapid	Tsuchiura Terminus
Hitachino-Ushiku towards Shinagawa	Jōban Line Local-Futsuu	Tsuchiura towards Sendai

Location
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Arakawaoki Station (荒川沖駅, Arakawaoki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Arakawaoki Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 57.2 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

The station is an elevated station with two opposed side platforms. It has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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

History

Arakawaoki Station opened on 25 December 1896.^[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. On 23 March 2008, one person was killed and seven people injured when a man (Masahiro Kanagawa, aged 24) went on a stabbing spree with two knives in the passageway linking the station to the nearby shopping street.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 8158 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

The surrounding area is a residential suburb.

References

^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 103. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
^ "Suspect in stabbing spree sought death sentence". The Asahi Shimbun. Japan: The Asahi Shimbun Company. 14 April 2008. Archived from the original on 15 April 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
^ 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.