Hitachi-Aoyagi Station

Hitachi-Aoyagi Station
常陸青柳駅

Hitachi-Aoyagi Station in May 2008
Location Edagawa 363, Hitachinaka, Ibaraki
(茨城県ひたちなか市大字枝川363)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Suigun Line
History
Opened 1897
Previous names Aoyagi (until 1927)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2009)  144 daily

Hitachi-Aoyagi Station (常陸青柳駅 Hitachi-Aoyagi-eki) is a railway station on the Suigun Line in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Hitachi-Aoyagi Station is served by the Suigun Line, and is located 1.9 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Mito Station.

Station layout

Hitachi-Aoyagi Station has a single island platform with a level crossing. There is no station building and the station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Suigun Line
Mito - Hitachi-Tsuda

History

Hitachi-Aoyagi Station opened on November 16, 1896 as Aoyagi Station (青柳駅) on the Ota Railway. The Ota Railway merged with the Mito Railway on October 21, 1901 and was nationalized on December 1, 1927. The station was renamed to its present name on that date. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

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Coordinates: 36°23′02″N 140°29′03″E / 36.3838°N 140.4843°E / 36.3838; 140.4843


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