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Hitachi Taga Station

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Operated by
  
JR East

Previous names
  
Shimomago (until 1939)

Address
  
Japan

Line(s)
  
Jōban Line

Passengers (FY2013)
  
7,060 daily

Opened
  
1897

Hitachi-Taga Station

Location
  
Taga-cho 1-1-1, Hitachi, Ibaraki（茨城県日立市多賀町一丁目1-1）Japan

Similar
  
Ōmika Station, Hitachi Station, Ogitsu Station, Jūō Station, Takahagi Station

Hitachi-Taga Station (常陸多賀駅, Hitachi-Taga-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

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Lines

Hitachi-Taga Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 142.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

Hitachi-Taga Station is an elevated station with one side platform and one island platform. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

History

Hitachi-Taga Station was opened on 25 February 1897 as Shimomago Station (下孫駅) . It was renamed to its present name on 20 October 1939. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

  • Hitachi City Hall
  • Taga Post Office
  • Hitachi Company – Taga Plant
  • Japan National Route 6
  • Japan National Route 245

    • References

    Hitachi-Taga Station Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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