Hitachino-Ushiku Station
# Hitachino-Ushiku Station

Hitachino-Ushiku Station (ひたち野うしく駅, Hitachino-Ushiku-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Hitachino-Ushiku Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 54.5 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

## Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Jōban Line (JU Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Toride, Kashiwa, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Jōban Line (JU Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Toride, Kashiwa, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa |
| 2 | ■ Jōban Line (Tokiwa Limited Express) | for Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa |
| 3 | ■ Jōban Line (Tokiwa Limited Express) | for Tsuchiura, Ishioka, Mito, Takahagi |
| 3 | ■ Jōban Line | for Tsuchiura, Ishioka, Mito, Takahagi and Iwaki |
| 4 | ■ Jōban Line | for Tsuchiura, Ishioka, Mito, Takahagi and Iwaki |

## History

Hitachino-Ushiku Station opened on 14 March 1998 on the site of the Banpaku-Chuo Station (万博中央駅), a temporary station which had been erected for Expo '85.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6952 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* National Route 6
* Hitachino-Ushiku Post Office
