Kawashima Station
# Kawashima Station

Kawashima Station (川島駅, Kawashima-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Chikusei, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Kawashima Station is served by the Mito Line, and is located 10.4 km from the official starting point of the line at Oyama Station.

## Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

### Platforms

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

## History

Kawashima Station was opened on 16 April 1889 as Isayama Station (伊佐山駅). It was renamed to its present name 25 May 1889. A new station building was completed in January 2015.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 776 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* National Route 50
* Kinugawa River
