Ōtagō Station

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Ōtagō Station

大田郷駅
Ōtagō Station, August 2007
General information
LocationTamado 1623-2, Chikusei-shi, Ibaraki-ken 308-0847
Japan
Coordinates36°16′42″N 139°57′35″E / 36.2782°N 139.9596°E / 36.2782; 139.9596
Operated byKantō Railway
Line(s) Jōsō Line
Distance47.3 km from Toride
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened11 January 1913; 111 years ago (1913-01-11)
Passengers
FY2018149 daily
Services
Preceding station Kantō Railway Following station
Kurogo
towards Toride
Jōsō Line
Local
Shimodate
Terminus
Location
Ōtagō Station is located in Ibaraki Prefecture
Ōtagō Station
Ōtagō Station
Location within Ibaraki Prefecture
Ōtagō Station is located in Japan
Ōtagō Station
Ōtagō Station
Ōtagō Station (Japan)
Platforms, 2012

Ōtagō Station (大田郷駅, Ōtagō-eki) is a passenger train station in the city of Chikusei, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the private railway company Kantō Railway.

Lines[edit]

Ōtagō Station is a station on the Jōsō Line, and is located 47.3 km (29.4 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Toride Station.

Station layout[edit]

The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected to the station building by a level crossing.

Platforms[edit]

1  Jōsō Line for Shimodate
2  Jōsō Line for Moriya and Toride

History[edit]

Ōtagō Station was opened on 11 January 1913 as a station on the Jōsō Railroad, which became the Kantō Railway in 1965. The now defunct Jōsō Railroad Kinugawa Line operated from this station from 1926 to 1964.

Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 149 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). [1]

Surrounding area[edit]

  • Shimodate Nishikata Post Office

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 4.運輸・通信 (PDF). Chikusei City. 2019. p. 36. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

External links[edit]

Media related to Ōtagō Station at Wikimedia Commons