Kawashima Station

Kawashima Station

川島駅
Kawashima Station, January 2007
General information
Location168-1, Isayama, Chikusei-shi, Ibaraki-ken 308-0857
Japan
Coordinates36°17′46″N 139°54′59″E / 36.2961°N 139.9164°E / 36.2961; 139.9164
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Mito Line
Distance10.4 km from Oyama
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened16 April 1889
Previous namesIsayama (until 1889)
Passengers
FY2019776 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Higashi-Yūki
towards Oyama
Mito Line Tamado
towards Mito
Location
Kawashima Station is located in Ibaraki Prefecture
Kawashima Station
Kawashima Station
Location within Ibaraki Prefecture
Kawashima Station is located in Japan
Kawashima Station
Kawashima Station
Kawashima Station (Japan)

Kawashima Station (川島駅, Kawashima-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Chikusei, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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Kawashima Station is served by the Mito Line, and is located 10.4 km from the official starting point of the line at Oyama Station.

Station layout

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The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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1  Mito Line for Oyama
2  Mito Line for Shimodate and Tomobe and Mito

History

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Kawashima Station was opened on 16 April 1889 as Isayama Station (伊佐山駅). It was renamed to its present name 25 May 1889. A new station building was completed in January 2015.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 776 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
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