Ishige Station

36°07′01″N 139°58′29″E / 36.1170°N 139.9746°E / 36.1170; 139.9746Operated byKantō RailwayLine(s)■ Jōsō LineDistance28.8 km from ToridePlatforms2 side platformsOther informationWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 November 1913; 110 years ago (1913-11-01)PassengersFY2017854 Services

Preceding station	Kantō Railway			Following station
Mitsukaidō towards Toride		Jōsō Line Rapid		Shimotsuma towards Shimodate
Minami-Ishige towards Toride		Jōsō Line Local		Tamamura towards Shimodate

Location
Ishige Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Ishige Station Ishige Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Ishige Station (石下駅, Ishige-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Jōsō, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the private railway company Kantō Railway.

Lines

Ishige Station is a station on the Jōsō Line, and is located 28.8 km (17.9 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Toride Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms, connected to the station building by both a level crossing and a footbridge.

Platforms

1	■ Jōsō Line	for Shimodate
2	■ Jōsō Line	for Moriya and Toride

History

Ishige Station was opened on 1 November 1913 as a station on the Jōsō Railroad, which became the Kantō Railway in 1965.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 854 passengers daily).^[1]

Surrounding area

• former Ishige Town Hall
• Ishige Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Ishige Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kantō Railway Station Information (in Japanese)