Hitachi-Kōnosu Station

Hitachi-Kōnosu Station (常陸鴻巣駅, Hitachi-Kōnosu-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Naka, Ibaraki, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Hitachi-Kōnosu Station 常陸鴻巣駅
Hitachi-Kōnosu Station in October 2007
General information
Location	Kōnosu 1362, Naka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 311-0133 Japan
Coordinates	36.4726°N 140.4676°E / 36.4726; 140.4676
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Suigun Line
Distance	13.4 km from Mito
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	June 12, 1918
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kami-Sugaya towards Mito Suigun Line Urizura towards Kōriyama
Location Hitachi-Kōnosu Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Hitachi-Kōnosu Station Hitachi-Kōnosu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Hitachi-Kōnosu Station is served by the Suigun Line, and is located 13.4 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Mito Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unattended.

History

Hitachi-Kōnosu 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.

Surrounding area

• Kiuchi Brewing Company

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Hitachi-Kōnosu Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)