Ushiku Station

Ushiku Station 牛久駅
Ushiku Station, March 2010
Location	Ushiku-cho 282, Ushiku, Ibaraki （茨城県牛久市牛久町282） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Jōban Line
History
Opened	1896
Traffic

Passengers (FY2013)	13,826 daily

Ushiku Station (牛久駅, Ushiku-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Ushiku Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 50.6 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

Ushiku Station has two opposed side platforms, connected to the elevated station building by an overhead passageway. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Jōban Line	For Tsuchiura, Mito, and Iwaki
2	■ Jōban Line	For Abiko, Matsudo, and Ueno

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Joban Line
Sanuki	Special Rapid	Hitachino-Ushiku
Sanuki	Local	Hitachino-Ushiku

History

Ushiku Station was opened on 25 December 1896. The current station building was completed in July 1984. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

Ushiku City Hall
Ushiku Post Office
Japan National Route 6

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ushiku Station.

Station information JR East Station Information (Japanese)

Stations of the Jōban Line

Freight Line: Tabata; Mikawashima; Minami-Senju

Stations served only by the Chiyoda Line through service local trains between Kita-Senju and Abiko are omitted.

Coordinates: 35°58′32.97″N 140°08′27.54″E / 35.9758250°N 140.1409833°E / 35.9758250; 140.1409833

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