Uchihara Station

Line(s)■ Jōban LineDistance103.5 km from NipporiPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened16 January 1889PassengersFY20192758 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Tomobe towards Shinagawa		Jōban Line Local-Futsuu		Akatsuka towards Sendai
Tomobe towards Oyama		Mito Line		Akatsuka towards Mito

Location
Uchihara Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Uchihara Station Uchihara Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Uchihara Station (内原駅, Uchihara-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

Uchihara Station is served by the Jōban Line and the Mito Line, and is located 103.5 km from the official starting point of the Jōban Line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1,2	■ Jōban Line	for Mito, Katsuta, Hitachi, Takahagi and Iwaki
3	■ Jōban Line (JU Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Tomobe, Ishioka, Tsuchiura, Toride, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa
	■ Mito Line	for Tomobe, Kasama, Shimodate and Oyama

History

Uchihara Station opened on 16 January 1889. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2,758 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Aeon Mall Mito-Uchihara

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Uchihara Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Station information JR East Station Information (in Japanese)