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Ōtsukō Station 大津港駅 | |||||||||||
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 Ōtsukō Station, July 2013 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Ōtsumachi Kitamachi 250, Kitaibaraki-shi, Ibaraki-ken 319-1704 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°50′46″N 140°46′40″E / 36.8461°N 140.7779°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |
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JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Jōban Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 178.7 km from Nippori | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 25 February 1897 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Sekimoto (until 1950) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 839 daily | ||||||||||
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  Ōtsukō Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture  Ōtsukō Station Ōtsukō Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Ōtsukō Station (大津港駅, Ōtsukō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Ōtsukō Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 178.7 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.
Station layout
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1, 2 | ■ Jōban Line | for Isohara, Takahagi, Hitachi, Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Ishioka and Tsuchiura |
| 2, 3 | ■ Jōban Line | for Iwaki, Hirono, Tomioka, Namie and Haranomachi |
History
Ōtsukō Station was opened on 25 February 1897 as Sekimoto Station (関本駅). It was renamed to its present name on 10 May 1950. 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 839 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). [1]
Surrounding area
- Ōtsu Post Office
National Route 6- Izura Beach
See also
References
- ^ 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.
External links
Media related to
Ōtsukō Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Station information JR East Station Information (in Japanese)