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Shishido Station

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Operated by
  
JR East

Previous names
  
Ōtamachi (until 1889)

Address
  
Japan

Line(s)
  
Jōban Line, Mito Line

Passengers (FY2014)
  
411 daily

Opened
  
1889

Shishido Station

Location
  
Ōtamachi, Kasama, Ibaraki (茨城県笠間市大田町) Japan

Similar
  
Inada Station, Fukuhara Station, Kasama Station, Tomobe Station, Iwama Station

Shishido Station (宍戸駅, Shishido-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

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Lines

Shishido Station is served by the Mito Line, and is located 48.5 km from the official starting point of the line at Oyama Station.

Station layout

Shishido Station has a single curved side platform serving traffic in both direction.

History

Shishido Station was opened on 16 January 1889 as Ōtamachi Station (太田町駅). It was renamed to its present name on 25 May 1889. 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 2012.

Surrounding area

  • Japan National Route 355
  • Kita-Kantō Expressway Tomobe IC
  • Shishido Post Office
  • References

    Shishido Station Wikipedia