Ogitsu Station

36°38′12″N 140°40′30″E / 36.6367°N 140.6751°E / 36.6367; 140.6751Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Jōban LineDistance152.4 km from NipporiPlatforms1 island platformOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened16 December 1909; 114 years ago (1909-12-16)09PassengersFY20192504 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Hitachi towards Shinagawa		Jōban Line Local-Futsuu		Jūō towards Sendai

Location
Ogitsu Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Ogitsu Station Ogitsu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Ogitsu Station (小木津駅, Ogitsu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Ogitsu Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 152.4 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

The station is an elevated station with a single island platform. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Jōban Line	for Takahagi, Isohara, Iwaki, Tomioka and Haranomachi
2	■ Joban Line (JU Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Hitachi, Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Ishioka, Tsuchiura, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa
	■ Mito Line	for Hitachi, Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Kasama, Shimodate, and Oyama

History

Ogitsu Station was opened on 16 December 1909. The current station building was completed in 1982. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2504 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Hitachi Metals Hidaka plant
• Hitachi City Hall Hidaka branch office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Ogitsu Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Station information JR East Station Information (in Japanese)