Hitachi-Ōmiya Station

Hitachi-Ōmiya Station (常陸大宮駅, Hitachi-Ōmiya-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Hitachiōmiya, Ibaraki, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Hitachi-Ōmiya Station 常陸大宮駅
Hitachi-Ōmiya Station in October 2007
General information
Location	Minami-machi 966, Hitachiōmiya-shi, Ibaraki-ken 319-2263 Japan
Coordinates	36.5473°N 140.4127°E / 36.5473; 140.4127
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Suigun Line
Distance	23.4 km from Mito
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	October 23, 1918
Passengers
FY2019	935
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shizu towards Mito Suigun Line Tamagawamura towards Kōriyama
Location Hitachi-Ōmiya Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Hitachi-Ōmiya Station Hitachi-Ōmiya Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Hitachi-Ōmiya Station is served by the Suigun Line, and is located 23.4 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Mito Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Suigun Line	for Kami-Sugaya and Mito
2	■ Suigun Line	for Hitachi-Daigo and Kōriyama

History

Hitachi-Ōmiya Station opened on October 23, 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 935 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 118
• National Route 293
• Ōmiya Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan