Shishido Station

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	Shishido Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Shishido Station Shishido Station (Japan)

Shishido Station

宍戸駅
Shishido Station; 宍戸駅
	Station building in November 2021
General information
Location	Ōtamachi, Kasama-shi, Ibaraki-ken 309-1738; Japan
Coordinates	36.3450°N 140.2881°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Mito Line
Distance	48.5 km from Oyama
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 January 1889
Previous names	Ōtamachi (renamed in 1889)
Passengers
FY2020	262 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Shishido Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Shishido Station Shishido Station (Japan)

Shishido Station (宍戸駅, Shishido-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Shishido Station is served by the Mito Line, and is located 48.5 km from the official starting point of the line at Oyama Station.

The station consists of a single curved side platform serving traffic in both direction. The Station is staffed.

Shishido Station was opened on 16 January 1889 as Ōtamachi Station (太田町駅). It was renamed to its present name on 25 May 1889. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in July 2012.

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 336 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]