Hitachi-Ōta Station
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Hitachi-Ōta Station
常陸太田駅 |
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Hitachi-Ōta Station in September 2011
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| Location | Yamashita-cho 1043, Hitachiōta, Ibaraki （茨城県常陸太田市山下町1043） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Suigun Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1899 |
| Previous names | Ōta (until 1927) |
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| Passengers (FY2014) | 1232 daily |
Hitachi-Ōta Station (常陸太田駅 Hitachi-Ōta-eki?) is a railway station on the Suigun Line in Hitachiōta, Ibaraki Prefecture, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Hitachi-Ōta Station is a terminus of the Hitachi-Ōta Spur Line of the Suigun Line, and is located 9.5 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the spur line at Kami-Sugaya Station.
Hitachi-Ōta Station has a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.
Hitachi-Ōta Station opened on April 1, 1899 as Ōta Station (太田駅?) on the Ota Railway. The Ota Railway merged with the Mito Railway on October 21, 1901 and was nationalized on December 1, 1927, and the station was renamed to its present name at that time. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in April 2011.
Coordinates: 36°31′54″N 140°31′37″E / 36.5318°N 140.5270°E
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