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Kairakuen Station

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Operated by
  
JR East

Previous names
  
Kōenshita (until 1967)

Address
  
Japan

Line(s)
  
Jōban Line

Passengers
  
N/A daily

Opened
  
1925

Kairakuen Station

Location
  
Tokiwa-cho, Mito, Ibaraki (茨城県水戸市常盤町) Japan

Similar
  
Akatsuka Station, Mito Station, Kairaku‑en, Hitachi‑Aoyagi Station, Uchihara Station

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Kairakuen Station (偕楽園駅, Kairakuen-eki) is a railway station on the Jōban Line in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Contents

It is a "seasonal" station which serves the nearby Kairaku-en gardens, and is open only during the plum blossom season in February and March. Some Super Hitachi and Fresh Hitachi limited express services also stop at the station during this period.

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Lines

Kairakuen Station is served by the Jōban Line from Ueno Station in Tokyo. Located between Akatsuka and Mito stations, it is 113.4 km from the starting point of the Joban Line at Ueno Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving the down (Mito-bound) track only. Up (Ueno-bound) trains do not stop at this station.

History

The station first opened on 2 February 1925 as Kōenshita temporary station (公園下仮乗降場, Kōenshita-karijōkōjō). On 1 February 1967, it was renamed Kairakuen Station. From 1 April 1987, it became a seasonal station.

Surrounding area

  • Kairaku-en gardens
  • Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History
  • Tokiwa Jinja shrine
  • References

    Kairakuen Station Wikipedia