Kasama Station
# Kasama Station

Kasama Station (笠間駅, Kasama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Kasama Station is served by the Mito Line, and is located 43.3 km from the official starting point of the line at Oyama Station.

## Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Mito Line | for Tomobe and Mito |
| - | - | - |
| 2, 3 | ■ Mito Line | for Shimodate and Oyama |

## History

Kasama Station was opened on 16 January 1889. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1292 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* National Route 355
* former Kasama City Hall
* Kasama Post Office
* Kasama Inari Shrine
