Jūō Station

36°40′16″N 140°41′11″E / 36.6712°N 140.6863°E / 36.6712; 140.6863Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Jōban LineDistance156.6 km from NipporiPlatforms1 island platformOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened25 February 1897; 127 years ago (1897-02-25)Previous namesKawajiri (until 2004)PassengersFY20192957 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 Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Jūō Station Jūō Station (Japan) Show map of 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).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Jūō Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Jūō Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Station information JR East Station Information (in Japanese)