Kairakuen Station

Kairakuen Station (偕楽園駅, Kairakuen-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Jōban Line in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Kairakuen Station

偕楽園駅
Kairakuen Station down platform, March 2019
General information
LocationTokiwa-cho, Mito-shi, Ibaraki-ken 310-0033
Japan
Coordinates36.3729°N 140.4564°E / 36.3729; 140.4564
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Jōban Line
Distance113.4 km from Nippori
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened2 February 1925
Previous namesKōenshita (until 1967)
Passengers
N/A daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Tsuchiura
(limited service)
One-way operation
 Hitachi
(limited service, seasonal)
 Mito
towards Sendai
Akatsuka
(limited service)
One-way operation
 Tokiwa
(limited service, seasonal)
 Mito
towards Takahagi
Akatsuka
One-way operation
 Jōban Line
Local-Futsuu
(seasonal)
 Mito
towards Sendai
Mito Line
(seasonal)
 Mito
Terminus
Location
Kairakuen Station is located in Ibaraki Prefecture
Kairakuen Station
Kairakuen Station
Location within Ibaraki Prefecture
Kairakuen Station is located in Japan
Kairakuen Station
Kairakuen Station
Kairakuen Station (Japan)

It is a "seasonal" station which serves the nearby Kairaku-en gardens, and is open only during the plum blossom season in February and March. Some Hitachi and Tokiwa limited express services also stop at the station during this period.[2]

Lines

Kairakuen Station is served by the Jōban Line from Ueno Station in Tokyo. Located between Akatsuka and Mito stations, it is 113.4 km from the starting point of the Joban Line at Ueno Station.[3]

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving the down (Mito-bound) track only. Up (Ueno-bound) trains do not stop at this station.

Platforms
1 ■ Jōban Line for Mito
  • Station entrance, February 2017
    Station entrance, February 2017
  • Platform, March 2005
    Platform, March 2005
  • Kairaku-en garden and train
    Kairaku-en garden and train

History

The station first opened on 2 February 1925[3] as Kōenshita temporary station (公園下仮乗降場, Kōenshita-karijōkōjō).[4] On 1 February 1967, it was renamed Kairakuen Station.[4] From 1 April 1987, it became a seasonal station.

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 各駅情報（偕楽園（臨時）） [Station Information: Kairakuen Station (Seasonal)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  2. JR Timetable, March 2012 issue
  3. JNR 1985, p.104
  4. JNR 1985, p.540
  • 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.

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