Tōkai Station

Railway station in Tōkai, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

36°27′55″N 140°33′57″E / 36.4654°N 140.5657°E / 36.4654; 140.5657Operated by

JR EastLine(s) Jōban LineDistance130.0 km (80.8 mi) from NipporiPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformTracks3ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 April 1898; 126 years ago (1898-04-01)Previous namesIshigami (until 1957)PassengersFY20213,982 daily Services

Preceding station		Following station
Katsuta towards Shinagawa	Hitachi (limited service)	Ōmika (limited service) towards Sendai
Katsuta towards Shinagawa	Tokiwa	Ōmika towards Takahagi
Sawa towards Shinagawa	Jōban Line Local-Futsuu	Ōmika towards Sendai

Location
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Tōkai Station (東海駅, Tōkai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the village of Tōkai, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Tōkai Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 130.0 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 an overhead passageway. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1,2	■ Jōban Line	for Hitachi, Takahagi, Isohara, Iwaki and Haranomachi
2,3	■ Joban Line (JU Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Ishioka, Tsuchiura, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa
2,3	■ Mito Line	for Mito, Tomobe, Kasama, Shimodate, and Oyama

History

Tōkai Station was opened on 1 April 1898 as Ishigami Station (石神駅). The station was renamed to its present name on 1 April 1957. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in July 1994.