Jūō Station

Jūō Station 十王駅
Jūō Station, January 2014
General information
Location	Jūō-cho Tomobe 177, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki-ken 319-1304 Japan
Coordinates	36.6712°N 140.6863°E / 36.6712; 140.6863
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Jōban Line
Distance	156.6 km from Nippori
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 February 1897 (1897-02-25)
Previous names	Kawajiri (until 2004)
Passengers
FY2019	2957 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ogitsu towards Shinagawa Jōban Line Local-Futsuu Takahagi towards Sendai
Location Jūō Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Jūō Station Jūō Station (Japan)

Jūō Station (十王駅, Jūō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Jūō Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 156.6 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

The station has consists of one elevated island platform connected to the station building by an underground passageway. It is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Joban Line (JU Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Hitachi, Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Ishioka, Tsuchiura, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa
	■ Mito Line	for Hitachi, Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Kasama, Shimodate and Oyama
2	■ Jōban Line	for Takahagi, Isohara, Iwaki, Tomioka and Haranomachi

History

Jūō Station was opened on 25 February 1897 as Kawajiri Station (川尻駅). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. It was renamed to its present name on 13 March 2004.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2957 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Jūō Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Jūō Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Station information JR East Station Information (in Japanese)