Kairakuen Station

36°22′22″N 140°27′23″E / 36.3729°N 140.4564°E / 36.3729; 140.4564Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Jōban LineDistance113.4 km from NipporiPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened2 February 1925Previous namesKōenshita (until 1967)PassengersN/A daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Tsuchiura (limited service) One-way operation		Hitachi (limited service, seasonal)		Mito towards Sendai
Akatsuka (limited service) One-way operation		Tokiwa (limited service, seasonal)		Mito towards Takahagi
Akatsuka One-way operation		Jōban Line Local-Futsuu (seasonal)		Mito towards Sendai
		Mito Line (seasonal)		Mito Terminus

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

Kairakuen Station (偕楽園駅, Kairakuen-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Jōban Line in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

It is a "seasonal" station which serves the nearby Kairaku-en gardens, and is open only during the plum blossom season in February and March. Some Hitachi and Tokiwa limited express services also stop at the station during this period.^[2]

Lines

Kairakuen Station is served by the Jōban Line from Ueno Station in Tokyo. Located between Akatsuka and Mito stations, it is 113.4 km from the starting point of the Joban Line at Ueno Station.^[3]

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving the down (Mito-bound) track only. Up (Ueno-bound) trains do not stop at this station.

Platforms

1

■ Jōban Line

for Mito

• 
  Station entrance, February 2017
• 
  Platform, March 2005
• 
  Kairaku-en garden and train

History

The station first opened on 2 February 1925^[3] as Kōenshita temporary station (公園下仮乗降場, Kōenshita-karijōkōjō).^[4] On 1 February 1967, it was renamed Kairakuen Station.^[4] From 1 April 1987, it became a seasonal station.

Surrounding area

• Kairaku-en gardens
• Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History
• Tokiwa Jinja shrine

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

• 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.

External links

Media related to Kairakuen Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kairakuen Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)