Hitachi-Aoyagi Station

36°23′02″N 140°29′03″E / 36.3838°N 140.4843°E / 36.3838; 140.4843Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Suigun LineDistance1.9 km from MitoPlatforms1 island platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedNovember 16, 1896Previous namesAoyagi (until 1927)PassengersFY2009144 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Mito Terminus		Suigun Line		Hitachi-Tsuda towards Kōriyama or Hitachi-Ōta

Location
Hitachi-Aoyagi Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Hitachi-Aoyagi Station Hitachi-Aoyagi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Hitachi-Aoyagi Station (常陸青柳駅, Hitachi-Aoyagi-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Hitachi-Aoyagi Station is served by the Suigun Line, and is located 1.9 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Mito Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform with a level crossing. There is no station building and the station is unattended.

History

Hitachi-Aoyagi Station opened on November 16, 1896 as Aoyagi Station (青柳駅) on the Ota Railway. The Ota Railway merged with the Mito Railway on October 21, 1901 and was nationalized on December 1, 1927. The station was renamed to its present name on that date. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

• National Route 349
• Mito Citizen's Athletic Stadium

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Hitachi-Aoyagi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)