Ishige Station

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Ishige Station

石下駅
Ishige Station, December 2009
General information
LocationShin-Ishige 376-1, Jōsō-shi, Ibaraki-ken 300-2706
Japan
Coordinates36°07′01″N 139°58′29″E / 36.1170°N 139.9746°E / 36.1170; 139.9746
Operated byKantō Railway
Line(s) Jōsō Line
Distance28.8 km from Toride
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 November 1913; 110 years ago (1913-11-01)
Passengers
FY2017854
Services
Preceding station Kantō Railway Following station
Mitsukaidō
towards Toride
Jōsō Line
Rapid
Shimotsuma
towards Shimodate
Minami-Ishige
towards Toride
Jōsō Line
Local
Tamamura
towards Shimodate
Location
Ishige Station is located in Ibaraki Prefecture
Ishige Station
Ishige Station
Location within Ibaraki Prefecture
Ishige Station is located in Japan
Ishige Station
Ishige Station
Ishige Station (Japan)
Platforms, 2016

Ishige Station (石下駅, Ishige-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Jōsō, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the private railway company Kantō Railway.

Lines[edit]

Ishige Station is a station on the Jōsō Line, and is located 28.8 km (17.9 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Toride Station.

Station layout[edit]

The station has two opposed side platforms, connected to the station building by both a level crossing and a footbridge.

Platforms[edit]

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

History[edit]

Ishige Station was opened on 1 November 1913 as a station on the Jōsō Railroad, which became the Kantō Railway in 1965.

Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 854 passengers daily).[1]

Surrounding area[edit]

  • former Ishige Town Hall
  • Ishige Post Office

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 鉄道利用状況(1日平均) [Station passenger figures] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Jōsō City. 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links[edit]

Media related to Ishige Station at Wikimedia Commons