Mito Station (Ibaraki)


Mito Station is a railway station in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company and Kashima Rinkai Tetsudo.

Overview

This station is a representative station in Mito City and Ibaraki Prefecture, and is the closest station to Kairakuen, Ibaraki Prefectural History Museum, Kodokan and Lake Senba.

Lines

Mito Station is served by the JR East Jōban Line and Suigun Line, and also by the Kashima Rinkai Tetsudo Ōarai-Kashima Line. It is located 115.3 km from the official starting point of the Jōban Line at Nippori Station and is a terminus of the Suigun Line and of the Kashima Rinkai Tetsudo Ōarai-Kashima Line.

Station layout

The station consists of four island platforms serving eight tracks.
The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office and a "View Plaza" travel agency.

Platforms

Transportation characteristics at the station edit

Mito station opened on the Mito Line on 16 January 1889. The Suigun Line opened on 16 November 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in July 1994.
The Kashima Rinkai Tetsudo Ōarai-Kashima Line opened on 14 March 1985.

Passenger statistics

The JR East station was used by 28,782 passengers in fiscal 2014.
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal yearDaily average
1913807
196027,589
197131,085
198431,976
200030,421
200529,216
201027,109
201428,782

Surrounding area

North exit