Operated by JR East Distance 80.0 km from Nippori Address Japan Platforms in use 1 | Line(s) ■ Joban Line Passengers (FY2011) 5,702 daily Opened 4 November 1895 Tracks 3 | |
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Location 1-1-17 Kokufu, Ishioka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 315-0014
Japan Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=112 Similar Takahama Station, Tsuchiura Station, Kandatsu Station, Hatori Station, Arakawaoki Station | ||
Ishioka station
Ishioka Station (石岡駅, Ishioka-eki) is a railway station on the Jōban Line in Ishioka, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Lines
Ishioka Station is served by the Joban Line, and is located 80.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station. It also used to be the terminal for the Kashima Railway Line until the line closed on 31 March 2007.
Station layout
Ishioka Station has one side platform and one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Platforms
There was also a platform and depot for the Kashima Railway Line, from 1922 until it closed on 31 March 2007.
History
The station opened on 4 November 1895. 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 2011, the station was used by an average of 5,702 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
There is a bus service from here to Ibaraki Airport.