Tōkai Station

Location
	Tōkai Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Tōkai Station Tōkai Station (Kanto Area) Tōkai Station Tōkai Station (Japan)

Tōkai Station

東海駅
Tōkai Station; 東海駅
	Tōkai Station, July 2023
General information
Location	1-1-1 Funaishikawaekinishi, Tōkai Village, Naka City, Ibaraki Prefecture 319-1116; Japan
Coordinates	36°27′55″N 140°33′57″E / 36.4654°N 140.5657°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Jōban Line
Distance	130.0 km (80.8 mi) from Nippori
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 April 1898; 126 years ago
Previous names	Ishigami (until 1957)
Passengers
FY2021	3,982 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Tōkai Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Tōkai Station Tōkai Station (Kanto Area) Tōkai Station Tōkai Station (Japan)

Tōkai Station (東海駅, Tōkai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the village of Tōkai, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Tōkai Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 130.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by an overhead passageway. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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

History

Tōkai Station was opened on 1 April 1898 as Ishigami Station (石神駅). The station was renamed to its present name on 1 April 1957. 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 1994.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5055 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

Tōkai Village Hall
Tōkai Post Office

References

^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Tōkai Station at Wikimedia Commons

Station information JR East Station Information (in Japanese)

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[jreast2019stats-1] 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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