Ryūgasakishi Station
Ryūgasakishi Station Sanuki Station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Sanuki Station east entrance in September 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Sanukimachi, Ryūgasaki-shi, Ibaraki-ken 301-0033 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°55′48″N 140°08′17″E / 35.929932°N 140.138097°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Distance | 45.5 km from Nippori | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side + 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus stop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | August 14, 1900 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Sanuki (until 2020, JR station) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2019 | 12,529(JR) daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ryūgasakishi Station (
Lines
[edit]Ryūgasakishi Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 45.5 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station. Located in the same place, Sanuki Station is the terminus of the Kantō Railway Ryūgasaki Line, and is 4.5 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line, Ryūgasaki Station. Kantō Railway also provides bus services from the station.[1] Some limited express Tokiwa services stop at Ryūgasakishi.[2]
Layout
[edit]The JR East portion of the station (i.e. Ryūgasakishi Station) has one side platform and one island platform, connected to the elevated station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office. The Kantō Railway portion of the station (i.e. Sanuki Station) has one side platform.
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The west entrance in September 2008
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The JR East ticket barriers in August 2016
Platforms
[edit]Jōban Line Ryūgasakishi Station
[edit]1 | ■ Jōban Line (JU Ueno-Tokyo Line) |
for Toride, Kashiwa, Matsudo, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa |
■ Jōban Line (Tokiwa Limited Express) |
for Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa | |
2 | ■ Jōban Line (JU Ueno-Tokyo Line) |
for Toride, Kashiwa, Matsudo, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa |
■ Jōban Line | for Tsuchiura, Ishioka, Mito, Takahagi and Iwaki | |
3 | ■ Jōban Line (Tokiwa Limited Express) | for Tsuchiura, Ishioka, Mito, Takahagi |
■ Jōban Line | for Tsuchiura, Ishioka, Mito, Takahagi and Iwaki |
Ryūgasaki Line Sanuki Station
[edit]1 | ■ Ryūgasaki Line | for Ryūgasaki |
History
[edit]The station opened as Sanuki Station on August 14, 1900.[3] The current station building was completed in March 1985. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
On March 14, 2020, the JR station was renamed to Ryūgasakishi Station (
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 12,529 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5] The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for the JR East station in previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2000 | 16,842[6] |
2005 | 15,497[7] |
2010 | 14,550[8] |
2015 | 13,459[9] |
Surrounding area
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "
路線 バス時刻 表 ・運賃 表 " [Bus timetable and fare table]. Kanto Railway. Retrieved 14 September 2014. - ^ "
龍ケ崎 市 駅 の時刻 表 " [Ryūgasakishi Station Timetable]. East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved March 20, 2020. - ^ "
佐貫 駅 情報 " [Sanuki Station Information]. East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 14 September 2014. - ^ a b "JR
佐貫 駅 →龍ケ崎 市 駅 に改称 コロナ感染 拡大 記念 イベント中止 ". Tokyo web (in Japanese). March 15, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020. - ^
各駅 の乗車 人員 (2019年度 ) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020. - ^
各駅 の乗車 人員 (2000年度 ) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 14 September 2014. - ^
各駅 の乗車 人員 (2005年度 ) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 14 September 2014. - ^
各駅 の乗車 人員 (2010年度 ) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 14 September 2014. - ^
各駅 の乗車 人員 (2013年度 ) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
External links
[edit]- JR East station information (in Japanese)
- Kanto Railway station information (in Japanese)