Passengers (FY2013) 1155 daily Opened 1900 | ||
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Location Komemachi 3903-1, Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki（茨城県龍ケ崎市字米町3903-1）Japan Similar Sanuki Station, Ireji Station, Fujishiro Station, Ushiku Station, Toride Station | ||
Ryūgasaki Station (竜ヶ崎駅, Ryūgasaki-eki) is a train station in Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
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Ryūgasaki Station is a terminus of the Kantō Railway’s Ryūgasaki Line, and is located 4.5 km from the official starting point of the line at Sanuki Station.
Station layout
The station has a single dead-headed side platform, with a rail yard to one side. The station was originally built with a bay platform, but the station was rebuilt after freight operations were discontinued in 1971, and the original platform and station building was replaced.
History
Ryūgasaki Station was opened on 14 August 1900 as Ryūgasaki Station (龍ケ崎駅) on the Ryūgasaki Railroad. The line was merged with the Kashima Sangu Railway in 1944, which in turn became the Kanto Railway in 1965. The kanji of its name was changed to the present form in 1954.