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Kairakuen Station

Kairakuen Station

Railway station in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan


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]

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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

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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