Koga Station (Ibaraki)

Koga Station (古河駅, Koga-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Koga, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Koga Station 古河駅
Koga Station, October 2012
General information
Location	1-1-15 Honcho, Koga-shi, Ibaraki-ken 306-0023 Japan
Coordinates	36.1944°N 139.7099°E / 36.1944; 139.7099
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Tōhoku Main Line
Distance	647 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 island platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 July 1885
Passengers
FY2019	13,050
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kuki One-way operation Utsunomiya Line Rapid Rabbit Oyama towards Utsunomiya Kurihashi towards Tokyo Utsunomiya Line Local Nogi towards Kuroiso Kuki towards Zushi Shōnan–Shinjuku Line Rapid Oyama towards Utsunomiya Kurihashi towards Zushi Shōnan–Shinjuku Line Local Nogi towards Utsunomiya
Location Koga Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Koga Station Koga Station (Japan)

Lines

Koga Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line), and is located 64.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo. Is the only station that the line has in Ibaraki Prefecture.

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated island platforms, with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1,2	■ Utsunomiya Line	for Oyama, Utsunomiya, Kuroiso
3,4	■ Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line)
	■ Shōnan–Shinjuku Line	for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna and Zushi (via JO Yokosuka Line)

History

Koga Station opened on 16 July 1885. The station was rebuilt with elevated tracks in 1984. On 1 April 1987 the station came under the control of JR East with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR).

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 13,050 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Koga City Hall
• Koga Post Office
• Koga History Museum
• JGSDF Camp Koga

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Koga Station (Ibaraki) at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)