Ishioka Station

Railway station in Ishioka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

36°11′29″N 140°16′47″E / 36.19139°N 140.27972°E / 36.19139; 140.27972Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Joban LineDistance80.0 km from NipporiPlatforms1 side platform + 1 island platformTracks3Other informationStatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=112HistoryOpened4 November 1895PassengersFY20195591 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Tsuchiura towards Shinagawa		Tokiwa		Tomobe towards Takahagi
Takahama towards Shinagawa		Jōban Line Local-Futsuu		Hatori towards Sendai

Location
Ishioka Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Ishioka Station Ishioka Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Ishioka Station (石岡駅, Ishioka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ishioka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Lines

Ishioka Station is served by the Joban Line, and is located 80.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station. It also used to be the terminal for the Kashima Railway Line until the line closed on 31 March 2007.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.^[1]

Platforms

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

There was also a platform and depot for the Kashima Railway Line, from 1922 until it closed on 31 March 2007.

History

The station opened on 4 November 1895.^[1] 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 5591 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Ishioka City Hall
Ishioka No1. High School

There is a bus service from here to Ibaraki Airport,^[3] Hokota Station and Shin-Hokota Station.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 各駅情報(石岡駅) [Station Information: Ishioka Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
^ 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.
^ Ibaraki Airport website Retrieved 8 September 2012 Archived 10 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine