is a passenger
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...
in the city of
Kitaibaraki,
Ibaraki Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Ibaraki Prefecture has a population of 2,871,199 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Ibaraki Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, Tochigi Prefecture ...
, Japan, operated by
East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Isohara Station is served by the
Joban Line, and is located 171.6 km from the official starting point of the line at
Nippori Station
is a major railway interchange station in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan. It is also adjacent to the Yanaka neighborhood of Taito district.
Lines
*East Japan Railway Company (JR East)
** Joban Line (Rapid)
** Keihin-Tohoku Line
**Yamanote Line
* Keise ...
.
Station layout
The station consists of two elevated opposed
side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platform ...
s. The station building is elevated to the level of the platforms; however, connection between the platforms is made an overhead walkway. The station is staffed. ''
Nanatsu no Ko'' is used as the departure melody.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhZ9dYzAJbI 7.11.2009]
Platforms
History
Isohara Station was opened on 25 February 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of
Japanese National Railways
The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...
(JNR) on 1 April 1987. It was rebuilt as an elevated station building in October 1997.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1697 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
*Kita-Ibaraki Post Office
*
*Isohara Industrial Park
See also
*
List of railway stations in Japan
The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan.
External links
{{Portal bar, Japan, Trains
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Railway stations
A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to ...
References
External links
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Railway stations in Ibaraki Prefecture
Jōban Line
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1897
Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki
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