Tōkai Station (東海駅, Tōkai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the village of Tōkai, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Tōkai Station 東海駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 Tōkai Station, July 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-1-1 Funaishikawaekinishi, Tōkai Village, Naka City, Ibaraki Prefecture 319-1116 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36.4654°N 140.5657°E | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | |||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Jōban Line | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 130.0 km (80.8 mi) from Nippori | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 April 1898 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Ishigami (until 1957) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| FY2021 | 3,982 daily | |||||||||||||||||||
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Tōkai Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 130.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by an overhead passageway. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1,2 | ■ Jōban Line | for Hitachi, Takahagi, Isohara, Iwaki and Haranomachi |
| 2,3 | ■ Joban Line (JU Ueno-Tokyo Line) |
for Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Ishioka, Tsuchiura, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa |
| ■ Mito Line | for Mito, Tomobe, Kasama, Shimodate, and Oyama |
Tōkai Station was opened on 1 April 1898 as Ishigami Station (石神駅). The station was renamed to its present name on 1 April 1957. 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 1994.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5055 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
- Tōkai Village Hall
- Tōkai Post Office
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