Ōtsukō Station

Ōtsukō Station (大津港駅, Ōtsukō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Ōtsukō Station 大津港駅
Ōtsukō Station, July 2013
General information
Location	Ōtsumachi Kitamachi 250, Kitaibaraki-shi, Ibaraki-ken 319-1704 Japan
Coordinates	36.8461°N 140.7779°E / 36.8461; 140.7779
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Jōban Line
Distance	178.7 km from Nippori
Platforms	1 island + 1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 February 1897
Previous names	Sekimoto (until 1950)
Passengers
FY2019	839 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Isohara towards Shinagawa Jōban Line Local-Futsuu Nakoso towards Sendai
Location Ōtsukō Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Ōtsukō Station Ōtsukō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Ōtsukō Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 178.7 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1, 2	■ Jōban Line	for Isohara, Takahagi, Hitachi, Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Ishioka and Tsuchiura
2, 3	■ Jōban Line	for Iwaki, Hirono, Tomioka, Namie and Haranomachi

History

Ōtsukō Station was opened on 25 February 1897 as Sekimoto Station (関本駅). It was renamed to its present name on 10 May 1950. 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 839 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Ōtsu Post Office
• National Route 6
• Izura Beach

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan