Akatsuka Station (Ibaraki)


Akatsuka Station is a JR East railway station located in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Akatsuka Station is served by the Jōban Line and the Mito Line, and is located 109.3 km from the official starting point of the Jōban Line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

Akatsuka Station has one side platform and one island platform. The station building is elevated and above the platforms. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

Platforms

History

Akatsuka Station was opened on 4 January 1894. The Ibaraki Kotsu Ibaraki Line operated from this station from 1926 to 1971. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in 1999.

Surrounding area