Koga Station (古河駅, Koga-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Koga, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Koga Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line) and is located 64.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line in Tokyo. It is the only station on the line in the Ibaraki Prefecture.
Station layout
The station consists of two elevated island platforms with the station building underneath, and it has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1,2 | ■ Utsunomiya Line | for Oyama, Utsunomiya, Kuroiso |
| 3,4 | ■ Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line) |
| ■ Shōnan–Shinjuku Line | for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna and Zushi (via JO Yokosuka Line) |
History
Koga Station opened on 16 July 1885. The station was rebuilt with elevated tracks in 1984. On 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR).
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 13,050 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- Koga City Hall
- Koga Post Office
- Koga History Museum
- JGSDF Camp Koga
See also
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 2 August 2020.
External links
Media related to Koga Station (Ibaraki) at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)