Urizura Station

36°29′52″N 140°27′02″E / 36.4978°N 140.4506°E / 36.4978; 140.4506Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Suigun LineDistance16.7 km from MitoPlatforms1 island platformOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedJune 12, 1918PassengersFY2019261 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Hitachi-Kōnosu towards Mito		Suigun Line		Shizu towards Kōriyama

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

Urizura Station (瓜連駅, Urizura-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Naka, Ibaraki, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Urizura Station is served by the Suigun Line, and is located 16.7 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Mito Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform. The station building is elevated and located on a cantilever pedestrian overpass connecting the platform with the road. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Suigun Line	for Hitachi-Ōta and Kōriyama
2	■ Suigun Line	for Mito

History

Urizura Station opened on June 12, 1918 as a station on the Mito Railway which was nationalized on December 1, 1927. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 261 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 118
• former Urizura Town Hall
• Urizura Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Urizura Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)